"Google Email Account Access Suspension" Phishing Email
Google users, if you have received email messages like the one below that claim your email account will be suspended because of spam, please do not respond to them. This is because the emails are being sent by scammers, and not Google. Remember, never click on a link to sign into your Google email account, always go directly to www.gmail.com and sign-in. Once you have signed, you will be notified important notifications or changes.
A Fraudulent "Someone has your password" Email
From: Security Alert - 6ua34d046o42@j1v2m4q628f0wip.edu.se
Date: Tue, May 8, 2018 at 8:23 PM
Subject: Someone Has Your Password
This message is from a trusted sender.
Google®
Hi ,
Your Email Account has sent out spam emails to a list addresses that you don’t recongnize,!!!
You're getting this Email to make sure it was not you.
It's required that you reply within the next 24 hours,
We will suspend access to your account
If we don't recieve your reply within the given time frame,
We would appreciate your immediate attention to this matter
Google users who have already been tricked by the fraudulent email message are asked to change their passwords immediately before they are hijacked and used fraudulently.
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