Yesterday, I, along with hundreds (if not thousands) of others received an email that appeared to be from Google. The email’s subject line read “Google Adsense Account Disabled” and the email’s from to looked to be from Google Adsense . It was actually caught by my spam filter and as I dug into the source code of the email, I noticed it was a scam. Beware, this is a recent phishing scam.
Here is how the email looked in my mail client:
There were a few glaring issues with this email:
Note: 1) The Email is addressed to himself, 2) An attorney but no landline number? 3) Lives in London but using a .com.hk email id? All these are tell tell signs that it is a scam.
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From:
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james robert <jro13xx@msn.com> |
Sent: Sat
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To:
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<jro13xx@msn.com>
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Priority: Normal
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Subject:
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MAIL FROM JAMES
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Type: Embeded HTML/Text
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One of the most common and prevailant credit problem in the is I dentity theft. If you are not familier with the term, here’s an extract from the wiki at wikipeadi.org.
Identity theft is a term used to refer to fraud that involves someone pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits. The term is relatively new and is actually a misnomer, since it is not inherently possible to steal an identity, only to use it. The person whose identity is used can suffer various consequences when he or she is held responsible for the perpetrator’s actions. In many countries specific laws make it a crime to use another person’s identity for personal gain.
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