"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams

Gmail users who have received emails like the one below, which claim that their requests to terminate their accounts are in progress, are asked to delete them because they are phishing scams. The fake email messages are being sent by cybercriminals to steal Gmail usernames and passwords, by tricking Gmail users into visiting a phishing website that steals email account credentials.

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Gmail Account Termination Request Phishing Scams

Sample of a "Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scam

From: Update Account <robertmorgan@hotmail.co.uk>

Subject: Final Account Deactivation

Date: November 5, 2017 at 3:42:01 AM EST

To: "member@gmail.com" <member@gmail.com>

Google

We Received Your Request To Terminate Your Gmail Account And Your Request Is In Process Your Account Would Be Terminated Shortly.

If this request was sent to us mistakenly. Please Cancel the termination request now.

Proceed here to cancel termination request

The link in the phishing email message goes to a fake or phishing Gmail website, which will attempt to trick the potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it. If Gmail users attempt to sign into the phishing website with their usernames and passwords, it will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack their accounts. The hijacked Gmail accounts will then be used by cybercriminals fraudulently.

Remember, if you receive email messages like these, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email messages. If there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing in. And, if you were tricked by one of these phishing scams, please change your password immediately before your Gmail account is hijacked. If your account has already been hijacked, click here for help regaining access to it.

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November 7, 2019 at 10:05 AM by
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Dear Google User ID :

You submitted a request to terminate your Google mail account and the process has started by our Gmail™ Support Team,

Please give us 3 working days to close your mail account.

To cancel the termination request Click Here

All files on your Gmail mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your Gmail™ mail account will be Denied.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new Gmail™ account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

Gmail™ Support Services"

Here is another scam.

Delete

June 21, 2019 at 1:40 PM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
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"From: ©Account Support© <usedeborahsusannah@icc-yieldingly.cu>

Date: Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 9:53 AM

Subject: Request To Terminate Your Accounte..."

I got one from the above.

Delete

June 10, 2019 at 11:21 AM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
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Here is another scam:

"From: Account Support <usedfm.morris@tgy-yieldingly.cu>

Date: June 10, 2019 at 5:49:16 AM PDT

Subject: Request To Terminate Your Accounte

Reply-To: <lemury@lemury.co.uk>

Reply-To: <offers-promo@exabytes.sg>

Reply-To: <home@rf-cheats.ru>

Reply-To: <urgent@timeweb.ru>

Dear google™ Customer,

You submitted a request to terminate your google mail account and the process has started by our google™ Team, Please give us 3 working days to close your mail account.

To cancel the termination request reply to this mail.

All files on your google mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your google™ mail account will be Denied.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new google™ account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

google™ Account Services"

Delete

June 4, 2019 at 11:15 AM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
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Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: google TM <clock@bestxiaomi.in>

Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 7:55 PM

Subject: Re: Request To Terminate Your Google TM Accounte

Dear google™ Customer,

You submitted a request to terminate your google mail account and the process has started by our google™ Team, Please give us 3 working days to close your mail account.

To cancel the termination request reply to this mail.

All files on your google mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your google™ mail account will be Denied.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new google™ account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

google™ Account Services

Delete

May 14, 2019 at 12:34 PM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Traverse City, Michigan, United States

Received this scam:

"From: Final Notice <hello@name.com>

Subject: YOUR REQUEST TO TERMINATE YOUR GMAIL™ ACCOUNT

Dear Gmail™ User,

You submitted a request to terminate your Gmail mail account and the process has started by our Gmail™ Team, Please give us 3 working days to close your mail account.

To cancel the termination request reply to this mail.

All files on your Gmail mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your Gmail™ mail account will be Denied.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new Gmail™account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

Gmail™ Account Services"

Delete

April 3, 2019 at 11:20 PM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
info

Received this scam:

"From: Final Notice <ocscd@pmojfbmj.com>

Subject: YOUR REQUEST TO TERMINATE YOUR GMAIL™ ACCOUNT

Reply-To: Google Security <customersfeedback@manovastyle.com>

Dear Gmail™ User,

You submitted a request to terminate your Gmail mail account and the process has started by our Gmail™ Team, Please give us 3 working days to close your mail account.

To cancel the termination request reply to this mail.

All files on your Gmail mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your Gmail™ mail account will be Denied.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new Gmail™account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

Gmail™ Account Services"

Delete

March 27, 2019 at 8:09 AM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
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Here is another scam:

"From: "Final Notice" <ocscd@pmojfbmj.com>

Date: March 27, 2019 at 4:23:14 AM EDT

Subject: ⛔ YOUR REQUEST TO TERMINATE YOUR GMAIL ⛔

Reply-To: "Google Security"<replynow@99gage.com>

Dear Gmail™ User,

You submitted a request to terminate your Gmail mail account and the process has started by our Gmail™; Team, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴜs 3 ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʏs ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ your mail account.

To cancel the termination request reply to this mail.

ᴀʟʟ ғɪʟᴇs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴍᴀɪʟ ᴍᴀɪʟ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ (ɪɴʙᴏx, sᴇɴᴛ, sᴘᴀᴍ, ᴛʀᴀsʜ, ᴅʀᴀғᴛ) ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ Gmail™; ᴍᴀɪʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇɴɪᴇᴅ.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new Gmail™;account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

Gmail™; Account Services"

Delete

January 23, 2019 at 9:44 PM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States

I unknowingly replied to the email and now I keep getting “Mail Delivery Failure” emails from different email addresses daily. How do I block these or stop them from being sent to me?

Delete

January 24, 2019 at 6:29 AM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
info

I don't think you can stop them. But, you can flag them as spam or junk so they are automatically sent to your Junk folder.

Delete

October 3, 2018 at 2:54 PM by
"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

I got this in my gmail today...just another version of this:

"Dear Gmail™ Customer,

XXXXXXX@gmail.com

You submitted a request to terminate your Gmail mail account and the process has started by our Gmail™ Team, Please give us 3 working days to close your mail account.

To cancel the termination request reply to this mail.

All files on your Gmail mail including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your Gmail™ mail account will be Denied.

If you wish to Terminate your Email Address, you can Sign Up for a new Gmail™ account.

For further help please contact by replying to this mail.

Regards,

Gmail™ Account Services"

Delete

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Scammers use email or text messages to try to steal your passwords, account numbers, or Social Security numbers. If they get that information, they could get access to your email, bank, or other accounts. Or they could sell your information to other scammers. Scammers launch thousands of phishing attacks like these every day — and they’re often successful.

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"Gmail Account Termination Request" Phishing Scams