January 11, 2008
Beware of Google AdWords Phishing Email
A WebmasterWorld member informs the community that he accidentally fell prey to a phishing email that he assumed was coming from the Google AdWords team.
While nobody else has been impacted by the email at this point, it's important to be advised that there can be such issues in the future. In the event that you accidentally succumb to the psychological powers of such an email, change your password immediately. Keep the email intact with full headers and forward to Google so that they can investigate.
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Tamar Weinberg in Google AdWords at January 11, 2008 9:12 AM
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I received what I believe to be a phishing email. As follows.
reactivation@google.com
March 26, 2008 3:02:04 PM EDT (CA)
This message was sent from a notification-only email address that does
not accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
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Dear Google AdWords Customer,
Please sign in to your account at http://adwords.google.com/select/login , and update your billing information.
Your account will be reactivated as soon as you update your payment information.
Your ads will show immediately if you decide to pay for clicks via credit
or debit card. If you decide to pay by direct debit, we may need to receive
your signed debit authorization before your ads start running,
depending on your location.
If you choose bank transfer, your ads will show as soon as we receive your
first payment.
We look forward to providing you with the most effective advertising available.
Sincerely,
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The Google AdWords Team
Posted by Steve Daigle at March 27, 2008 08:34