I got an email from the google team to my gmail address saying:
Due to the congestion of all users of Google Mail ®, the server encountered some errors.
In an effort to protect your privacy and keep your information secure.
Kindly complete the fields below to avoid Denial of service.
Name:
Date of Birth:
Google Mail ® Address:
Current Pass :
I think that it is a scam to get my address and password? what do others think or have they gotten this message?
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11-15-2011, 06:48 PM #1Volcano Climber!
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11-15-2011, 06:49 PM #2Registered User
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I use gmail all the time and have not seen that message. My gut feeling is that it is a scam.
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11-15-2011, 06:50 PM #3gold dust woman
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Looks like Phishing to me--they would never ask for your password in an email. I have Gmail and I haven't gotten anything like this.
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11-15-2011, 06:50 PM #4a monkey stole my title
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Also strongly think it is a scam.
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11-15-2011, 06:51 PM #5engaged to dupa
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Scam! Good catch - too many people just give them the info. I'd suggest you report it to Google.
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11-15-2011, 06:52 PM #6Volcano Climber!
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I'm pretty sure it is too. Just wanted to know if anyone else had encountered it. I use gmail all the time. I have accounts with gmail and a couple of other IPs. Another thing that seemed strange to me was the password and the BIRTHDAY. Gmail does not have my birthday in their account set up.
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11-15-2011, 06:55 PM #7
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If you search that phrase in google there are lots of hits of it being a scam.
In unrelated news I will need your bank account info and password.
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11-15-2011, 06:56 PM #8Tranquillo
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"The Devil is joining in, and that's never a good sign." Phil Liggett
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11-15-2011, 07:05 PM #9
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I always consider emails that request personal information (especially account passwords) to be not legit. Even if they don't request such info, if they have a number of obvious grammar, punctuation and/or spelling mistakes (as per the email cited in the OP) I don't consider them valid.
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11-15-2011, 07:06 PM #10
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I doubt that came from Google. Never give your password to anyone who asks; it's useless to most companies.
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11-15-2011, 07:15 PM #11
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Whoa! Good catch. Never heard of something like that with my Google.
DH - and that's just my opinion
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11-15-2011, 07:35 PM #12
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Yes, a real alert would direct you to change your Gmail password.
Any email that requests your personal info or password is 100% bogus.AceOn6, the golf loving skating fan
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11-15-2011, 07:48 PM #13engaged to dupa
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Here's how to report it.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...&topic=16873493746 and counting.
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