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[OCLUG-Tech] SECURITY ALERT: Phishing Attack (Fwd: Email Security Upgrade)

  • Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] SECURITY ALERT: Phishing Attack (Fwd: Email Security Upgrade)
  • From: Shawn H Corey <shawnhcorey [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:16:51 -0400
Hi,

If you get an email like this one, don't respond.  It's a phishing attack.



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Email Security Upgrade
Date: 	Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:49:48 -0700
From: 	Gmail <verifiesences [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>



Dear Valued Member,

We have received several complaints from users unable to gain access to
their email account, as a result of that, we are upgrading our security
systems and making sure each user account is not accessed unauthorised.
We are sending this general message to all users to confirm their
details for verification purpose:

*Full Name:
*Username:
*Password:
*Registered Year:
*Country:

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused but we are glad
to let you know that your account security is our ultimate goal.

Thank you for using our email service!

--
Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth,
  Shawn

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