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Over the past few days, I have personally received about six emails from a phishing scam asking me to renew my Google AdWords account. The email originates from customersolutions--ysm@google.com but is really masked from the server pacobond.com, I believe.
The renewal link goes to http://yms-words.com/adwords/select/Login.htm, which is clearly not Google, so don't go there.
Here is a screen capture of one of those emails:
Annoys me how they ask again, at the bottom, for:
Please remember to input your AdWords username and password correctly NOT your email and password
So, beware of these emails.
A Google Groups thread has a warning from an official Google rep that these fake emails are going out. Do not be fooled by them.
What do I do if I receive a suspicious email claiming to be from AdWords?https://adwords.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=93198.
Forum discussion at Google Groups.
Comments:
Ruben Zevallos Jr.
06/06/2008 09:37 am
If I'll belive in those e-mails, those I receive at least 20 per day... I was already dead... I think people have to think more before they act when they receive a e-mail... see the domain, remember when they did some business with Google and more...
No Name
11/06/2008 10:21 am
Hi, I've just received one of these through the email this morning. What gives it away as a scam is the email address it's sent to isn't correct, it's not even my address shown in the sent to field. Also I don't even have an adwords account with Google. But beware everyone as they do look convincing at first glance.
chad
11/11/2008 12:01 am
this is the newest scam taking you to: http://adwords.google.com.session-51631276453800848490.65461111157643744594.com69.ru
Sammy
12/20/2008 03:14 pm
*** BEWARE!!! *** "Google LTD AdWords" attempted to charge over $2000.00 to my credit card in the last two days. Fortunately, my card company caught and refused them. *** BEWARE!!!! ***
Sueanne
11/25/2009 02:28 am
I never opened the email. it went straight to junk and I deleted it. Thy still charged my card over $2K, I had to cancel the card to stop it.Beware of Apple updates that give you mobileme even if you don't want it. They are charging my card for over $3.day
Johnny
03/28/2010 11:05 am
They charged my AMEX card $377 without any response from me--AMEX caught it and I'll get a new card