Monday, July 11, 2011

Another lame email scam

Got this lovely email scam and lame phishing attempt in my gmail inbox today......

We are shutting down some accounts that are not presently updated on our database system and your account was authomatically choosen. We are sending you this Email to verify and let us know if you still want to use this account..

*Full Name :
*Email ID :
*Password :
*Occupation :
*Alternative Email:
*Region/Territory :

Note: This email is only for Gmail users (Users should reply within 48 hours to avoid "Permanently Lockup" Account)

Thank you for using Gmail !

The Gmail Team

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If it hadnt been from google-inc.com I still wouldnt have fallen for it. I feel for the thousands of victimw out there who do fall for these and wish I could track down the senders and make thier online lives miserable as the victimes will be.

Saturday, July 9, 2011