Phishing attempt at Adsense accounts.

Thought I'd post a warning on here for everyone's immediate attention just in case I'm the first they've tried it on.

Got a very authentic looking e-mail warning me that my adsense account was to be cancelled because they couldn't make payement. The text is below.

The only way to check the authenticity is to hover over the link and you'll see in your bottom browser bar this link..

http://www.adwords.google.com.foii0ls.cn/select/Login

DO NOT RESPOND

Sorry if I'm being a drama queen but its the first time I've seen adsense as a target.

If I save one from getting caught out then I've done my job.

 

Thanks, phishers are everywhere these days

 

Did you report them?

 

Reported it to the mail account it went to as a phishing scam first. Was just on my way to report it to the big G.

REPORTED.

 

never heard about an adsense attempt. I know the paypal ones are getting more advanced by the day. I know all about these scammers, yet I almost fell for one the other day.

 

Thanks for the info.
It's really scary these days about phishing.

 

Me neither, this is the first time I've seen adsense being used and it looked VERY professional. So much so I actually logged in to my shame. Fortunately we twigged when it asked for bank details which is when the hidden name was spotted.

I just hope that I help others because if I can get duped and like to think I'm quite aware then others less conscious could easily fall prey.

 

I reported to google.

 

My Firefox Protected me from that site
Firefox Told me this is Phishy site

DO NOT USE IT

Thx to Jamie and my Firefox

 

Thanks for the heads up, I'll pass the word to a few of my buds!

 

Wow, good luck with that. I don't think AdSense Publishers are that stupid

 

Just ignored all of the phishing emails and you will be fine...

Remember to forward them to the Big G bros so they can keep some records on and maybe track them down.

 

You logged in? That means they have your Adsense log-in details and can access your account. I hope you've taken the proper precautions.

 

No they can't, we changed the login details in seconds and reported it to Google, but thanks for the concern.

 

thanks for the heads-up

 

thanks for warning

 

I too recieved this e-mail today.

1) it referred to AdWords (not Adsense) and I don't use AdWords.
2) it arrived at an e-mail address that Google doesn't have.

I never respond to these mails anyway so it wouldn't have been a problem.

However, here's a link to a very detailed report on this particular phishing attempt.

http://blog.trendmicro.com/google-adwords-phishing/

 

Man will those phishers never give up? Thanks fo rthe warnings..Ill keep my eyes open too.

 

Thanks for warning us on this. You can never be too careful when it comes to phishing scams

 

wow, thanks for the warning