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Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:29 pm

I got this message a week ago, watch out:

Quote:

Dear Valued Member,

Due to congestion and high cost of maintenance in all Gmail! users accounts, Gmail! would be shutting down all unused accounts. In order to avoid the deactivation of your account Click Here to sign in again and confirm your e-mail.
After you must have followed this instructions, your Gmail! account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Pls do ignore if you have done this before. Thank you for your usual co-operation. We apologize for any inconveniences caused.

Gmail! Customer Care
Case number: xxxx

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1440

I get these on a daily basis, for everything from Paypai (sic) to every bank in North America to web email accounts.

I just know there are a ton of people out there filling in their account numbers, passwords, SINs and PINs every single day.

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:04 pm

Got this exact format but for yahoo the other day and best of all the stupid lad sent it from a hotmail email address.

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:10 pm

As ScammedOut says, it happens daily.

This one starts bad and gets worse but I have seen some really good ones.

Lad wrote:

Dear Account User,

We have written 08 May 2011, stating that changing the password to your
account, to prevent unauthorized access to your account by following
educational network that we had previously announced. All systems are
functioning through regular maintenance. Webmail access to email client can
not be achieved in this maintenance period. We are updating our database and
e-mail account which is the center website view.We delete old mail accounts
that are no longer active to create more space for new user accounts. We also
studied a system of safety audits and to enhance our current security
situation. To continue using our services, you must upgrade your email to
confirm your new account information below. Confirming your new account
please reply to this email immediately and enter your account information as
requested below.

Username:
Password:
Date of Birth:
Password future:

Otherwise your account will be immediately turned off our database and
service will be uninterrupted, messages Equally important could be lost
because of falling again confirmed the details of his account apologize for
the inconvenience during this time, but I think we are here to serve to
provide better and more technology for e-mail and the Internet is becoming.
It 'also important to understand that our biggest concern is with our
customers and the security of your data and files.

CODE comfirmation :93-1A388-480
Technical Support Team

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 2:30 am

I get these all the time too. Most are laughable, but some are quite polished.

I happen to work at a place that is ultra sensitive about IT security. They create and send test phishing emails to staff. Woe be onto anyone who clicks on the link in those test emails--you get lots of special attention from your supervisor and management! Too bad there's not a way to do that with everyone.

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 4:23 am

Bravo wrote:

Got this exact format but for yahoo the other day and best of all the stupid lad sent it from a hotmail email address.

Would you please PM me the addy to that mail. I only get gmail phishers, probably because i have a gmail catcher. I have a yahooaddy i have been dying to give away, but gmail phishers doesn't seem to accept it.

Baiting Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 4747

I get those pretty regularly in email. The oddest thing is they send the same phishing emails to emails who’s domain I own.

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 5:45 pm

Can these be baited?

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:42 pm

^^Modality/bait in progress here http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=202164

@Dr Mike pm sent