GMAIL Account hack attempt

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    I just received an email from Customer Service <messagedata.servicea@gmail.com> with subject: Gmail Account Warning!!! ( Verify Your Account now To Avoid It Closed)

    We got to report this issue if such emails are received by many of us and get closed down : "messagedata.servicea@gmail.com" and all related accounts.

    N.B: This is not just to inform users about the threat (which I feel non of us will fall into unless too unaware about such spams) :rolleyes:
    But, to know if any more amongst us have got similar email, just out of curiosity.

    I am enclosing a screen shot of the email.

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    parab, Aug 21, 2007 IP
  2. AlTeC

    AlTeC Banned

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    #2
    GMAIL never sends those high HTML enabled emails with such graphics and colors. It's easy to understand tha tit is fake. Anyways.. thanks for the alert. I hope no one get their account hacked this way.
     
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  3. bogs

    bogs Active Member

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    #3
    how lame... an obvious spam...
     
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  4. Awareness

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    yes it must be spam never in my life seen gmail so colourful
     
    Awareness, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    leandar Well-Known Member

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    #5
    worst hacking idea ever
     
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    lol, I'm sure this has something to do with trying to steal Adsense related stuff. Although I am quite protective of my Viagra and Lottery Winnings emails.
     
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  7. parab

    parab Banned

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    i know its an obvious spam.. but was just curious to know if any1 else amongst us has received this email..
     
    parab, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    Spider Man Guest

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    lol .. they will never ask for ur info .. cuz they already have ur info ..
     
    Spider Man, Aug 21, 2007 IP
  9. Madness_

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    #9
    Seen that and got that before too!!!

    There are many lamer attempts to get peoples accounts!!!

    Madness_
     
    Madness_, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    Worst spoof letter I've ever seen.
     
    populartemplate, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    horrible spoof. the font is wrong for the GMAIL logo, amidst all the other problems with it mentioned above...
     
    designerz, Aug 22, 2007 IP
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