RE: Gmail Account Alert ( Verify Your Account Now ) - off topic

  • From: "Reidy, Ron" <Ron.Reidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <sjaffarhussain@xxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:17:27 -0600

Can you say "phishing"?
 
Ron Reidy
Lead DBA
 

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From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Syed Jaffar Hussain
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 9:15 AM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fwd: Gmail Account Alert ( Verify Your Account Now ) - off
topic


Sorry for the off-topic. However, I just wanted to confirm whether its a
real one or just making fool.

If it is real, why the hell Gmail team requires my password and other
personal information?

Has any one in the list got the same? 

Thanks

Jaffar

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gmail Team <mail.bot00934@xxxxxxxxx >
Date: Aug 3, 2007 1:27 AM
Subject: Gmail Account Alert ( Verify Your Account Now )
To: 



G MAI L BETA
 

        
             VERIFY YOUR FREE G MAI L ACCOUNT NOW !!!                   

Dear G ma il Account Owner, 
     This message is from Gmail messaging center to all Gmail free
account owners and premium account owners. We are currently upgrading
our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused
Gmail account to create more space for new accounts. 
 
   To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below
so that we will know that it's a present used account.
 
    CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY BELOW 

*       Gma il! ID : .......... 
*       
        Password : ...........
*       
        Date of Birth : ......
*       
        Country or Territory : ...........

      Enter the letter from the Security Image  : ........
859304 
 
    Warning!!!  Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account
permanently. 
 
Thank you for using Gmail ! 
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ

Thanks,
The Gmail Team
G MAI L BETA


-- 
Best Regards,
Syed Jaffar Hussain
Oracle ACE
8i,9i & 10g OCP DBA

http://jaffardba.blogspot.com/
http://www.oracle.com/technology/community/oracle_ace/ace1.html#hussain
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