On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 08:16:51AM -0400, Shawn H Corey wrote: > Hi, > > If you get an email like this one, don't respond. It's a phishing attack. Even if I am my own system administrator?!? Even if I don't even have an account with said institution?!? Even if I've already received thousands of such emails already?!? > -------- 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 > > Confusion is the first step of understanding. > > Programming is as much about organization and communication > as it is about coding. > > The secret to great software: Fail early & often. > > Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS. > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________