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Google Adwords Expired

Is This For Real - Looks Like Pfishing?

         

dbar

5:33 pm on Jan 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

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I just received this email, but it looks really pfishy?

It says my account has expired and I must click the link right away (yea right).

It goes to a domain (can I write it) that has 'adwords' in it, but it looks like it was registered today and not by google?

Sent a pfishing report to Google as not sure what else to do. Although I hope it is not real...

I can login to Adwords fine, but I have not been using it for a few months with many campaigns paused?

Anyone know for sure or seen this before?

Thanks.

LifeinAsia

5:39 pm on Jan 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

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Definitely sounds like a phishing trip to me...

Lexur

6:43 pm on Jan 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

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IT'S A PHISING EMAIL!

You received the email in the same email account anyone can read in your domain registration data.
Finally they have found a way to monetize those millions of publicly exposed mail addresses.

dbar

9:31 pm on Jan 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

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I thought so, just looking for some confirmation!

Thanks, and yes Lexur looking more closely the email address it was sent to was different then my adwords account email.