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Fake and Phishing Gmail Email Messages January 2015
Fake and Phishing Gmail Email Messages January 2015

The Gmail email messages below are all fraudulent, and you should not respond to them with your personal information or follow the instructions in them. The emails were not sent by Gmail or Google, but by cyber-criminals.Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their account credentials, personal information and sending money.

The Fake and Phishing Gmail Email Messages

"Hello Customer,

Considering the highly improved database. Many of your messages are placed on pending until you restore update. Thanks for the understanding.

Regards,

Gmail Care Center"

Dear Gmail! User,

Your incoming mails were placed on pending status due to the recent upgrade to our database, In order to receive the messages Click here to login and wait for responds from Gmail! Database.

We apologies for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Regards,

Gmail Care Center

If you have already followed the instructions in the message, please change your Gmail password immediately. And, we recommend using the Google 2-Step Verification process, which will make it impossible for a cyber-criminal to gain access to your account, even if he/she has your user name and password. Click here for information.

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