Is This A Gmail Scam?
I read the post about OEM scams so thought that I’d ask you a question.
I’ve got a gmail account and just got an email that’s supposedly from Google which I imagine is a phishing scam but I can’t be sure.
Here is the content ..
Dear Account User,
There is a problem with our Server Admin Database.Due to the clash we had on our Database, we were unable to access your information to prevent your account from being affected of the ”Virus”as well as protecting your account from been deleted permanently.
The reason we are sending this e-mail is to notify every Account Owner for safety precaution. We
are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of other accounts so we are shutting down some accounts.Your account was among those to be CLOSED. We are sending you this email so that you can verify and let us know if you still intend using this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.
You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
* Username: ………………………..
* Password: …………………………
* Date of Birth: ……………………….
* Country Or Territory: …………….After following the information , your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences,all these would had caused.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Thanks for using Gmail (Gmail Team)
I don’t want to give the information but I don’t want to lose my account, so what should I do?
Thanks
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The first thing to do when you get an email that looks suspicious is to compare the senders reply email address with the address that the email came from and if they’re radically different then the email is almost certainly a scam.
Obvious examples would be:
From: info@paypal.com in the from field and reply to: zeeuer123@hotmail.com
Another example would be that you get an email from someone that you know asking you to financially help a friend that you’ve never heard of that lives in another country. If this happens simply email or call your friend and if they didn’t send the email then the friend’s email account has been hacked.
And last but not least, you might be wondering if there are additional reasons why someone would go to all the trouble of hacking an email account.
Well there are.
Most people use the same password for all their accounts, so just imagine all the opportunities that that will provide. The hacker sees emails that you’ve received from your bank etc. and he will try to access it using the same password that he used to get into your email account.
And all too often, “bingo” he’s hit gold!