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Resolved Beware NEW Email Scam

Discussion in 'Security and Privacy' started by sniper9228, 2009/04/30.

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    sniper9228

    sniper9228 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    From: Webmail account update Service team [webmailhelpdesk.secure@gmail.com]

    Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 2:01 PM

    Subject: Dear Webmail User

    Dear Webmail User

    This message is from Webmail account update Service team messaging center to all subscribers/webmail users. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail center due to an unusual activities identified in our email system. We are deleting all unused Webmail Accounts. to create space for new ones.

    You are required to verify your webmail account by confirming your Webmail identity. This will prevent your Webmail account from been closed during this exercise. In order to confirm your Web-Mail identity, you are to provide the following data;

    First Name, Last Name, and Username/ID
     
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    jpChris

    jpChris Inactive

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    Hi sniper9228,

    Would you please cite a reference? If it's just a GMAIL phishing scam now, it'll soon be used on other e-mail providers. And, I know a lot of people who know a lot of people who'd comply ( :eek: ) and I need to warn them.
     

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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    I have not seen it on Gmail but several times on my other account with my ISP. It's been a while since I had one of those messages so, for me, it's old news.
     
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    sniper9228

    sniper9228 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    My college sent me this recent notification, so I chose to pass it along at BBS.
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    sniper9228,
    I didn't say that you shouldn't have and I apologize if it came through like I did.

    The scam Emails I received asked for the name of the user account and the password so that they could verify that it was active ... :rolleyes: ... !

    Christer
     
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    sniper9228

    sniper9228 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Your an old member, its ok!

    jpChris
    asked what accounts it affects, because my school alerted me, I have no idea what accounts, they just sent a general warning.
     

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