Has anyone else had one of these?
by hazel from LinuxQuestions.org on (#58ZN5)
I found it in my gmail spam folder. Funnily enough, it purports to come from Google themselves, but the spam filter obviously knew better. It's addressed to my old googlemail address, which is no longer active, and reads:
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Needless to say the four emails are the kind of thing I would never have received, but also the kind of thing that would make a lot of people click on them. For example, one purports to come from a well-known bank (not my bank) and all four deal with an unspecified "sale" and a pending FedEX delivery. I bet there are a lot of people who would click on those.
Did you know that when gmail puts something in the spam folder, it removes all active links? I didn't know that but I must say I approve, and I don't usually approve of anything Google does. They are at least attempting to protect their users from other predators.
The scammers do seem to know about this because they go on to say:
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That spelling mistake is genuine btw.
As some people here know, I collect scams. They amuse me.
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| We are upgrading our Email server and this might affect some email accounts, You are advised to verify and re-confirm your email account in other to continue using our email services and to upgrade to our 25G Extra Storage Quota for free. You have some new messages in your email quarantine. |
Did you know that when gmail puts something in the spam folder, it removes all active links? I didn't know that but I must say I approve, and I don't usually approve of anything Google does. They are at least attempting to protect their users from other predators.
The scammers do seem to know about this because they go on to say:
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| If this message lands in your spam folder, please move it to your inbox folder for proper interagtion: Click Here |
As some people here know, I collect scams. They amuse me.