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Okay, first of all: It is a HOAX! A PHISHING SCAMMING email!Use a POP3 Email Client to recieve Gmail. I use Mozilla Thunderbird.POP3 server is pop.gmail.com.Install the Sender Verification Extension on Thunderbird, also the GMail Functions or whatever it is called. This improves security and also detects a lot of phishing emails.Don't believe any of this junk. Google servers are extrem... read more.
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i Just Got this email From "Donotreply@gmail.com"


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Hello,

Your Email address is : XXXX@gmail.com

We are going to shut down our services as of MARCH 1 st but we can be running if you do use a favor and go here

http://searxx.revenuexxx.com/servlet/searc...keyword=finance

And Click on all The Links
Once a 1000 Links have Been Clicked on we will continue our Excellent service
Thanks,
Your Email Provider
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michaelper22
HOAX. Do you really think that Gmail would do such a thing? I mean, do you think that Google of all people would ask you to click 1000 links? Not considering the fact that the link doesn't work.

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jlhaslip
It has HOAX written all over it.

To begin with, gmail has your name, so why wouldn't they personalize it? It is a scam to get you to click 1000 links to generate traffic is all.

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bladeron
lol, i got such mails from google and similar ones from microsoft.com too

and everyone knows that microsoft does mail anyone and so its gotta be a hoax and i think similar is the case with google
so dont get worried by these, they just belong to the spam folder

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Paul
QUOTE(bladeron @ Feb 26 2006, 09:17 PM) *

lol, i got such mails from google and similar ones from microsoft.com too

and everyone knows that microsoft does mail anyone and so its gotta be a hoax and i think similar is the case with google
so dont get worried by these, they just belong to the spam folder


blink.gif D-uh! THIS IS A HOAX buddy, just ignore this kinda junk, Gmail usually filters this stuff out biggrin.gif

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wild20
Oh yeah. Hoax is stamped all over it. Stamped with spam left, right, up, and down. laugh.gif Just delete it. It is an easy way to get traffic. A lot of people will click. Maybe there is also a Trojan or Malware too. I would stay away from it and contact Gmail and google right away. they need to delete this email right away. If I owned google, I would weed out these emails. Make it so that email address like noreply and admin couldn't be created.

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Saint_Michael
but you have to think about the humours side of this someone was able to make that email account and acctually use it.

but yeah only a computer illerate would fal lfor that.

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inyourarms
That's so stupid.. You got me worried for a second there lol. But I agree with what the others have said, that's kinda stupid.

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electriic ink
Hoax. Google would never refer to themselves as Your Email Provider, have such shoddy grammar and spelling and write their letters in an informal style.

Remember, google's a multi-billion dollar industry and if they did want money, they wouldn't do it through gmail emails.

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OCAC
Definitely a hoax, have a look at the link, they just want to tempt you to go there. all these emails are just spam.

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FirefoxRocks
Okay, first of all: It is a HOAX! A PHISHING SCAMMING email!

Use a POP3 Email Client to recieve Gmail. I use Mozilla Thunderbird.
POP3 server is pop.gmail.com.
Install the Sender Verification Extension on Thunderbird, also the GMail Functions or whatever it is called. This improves security and also detects a lot of phishing emails.

Don't believe any of this junk. Google servers are extremely secure.
I get emails just like that from eBay, PayPal, Comerica, CitiBank, ScotiaBank and Bank of America. I only use PayPal, and those are FAKE emails.

Be careful, you don't want to loose any accounts, etc.

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sharpz
Do you know how easy it is to spoof an email address? Did you check the sender ip and other stuff in the header? Obviously, its not google as they would post something about it on the main page AND would not ask you to click on a referal search engine. WHy would they need the revenue anyway, a few dollars is nothing compared to the millions or billions they are raking in.

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psychiccyberfreak
well it's a hoax, they would not send it from donotreply@gmail.com, that's just stupid. Google is not loosing money, or else you would see a huge fall in the stocks. Plus, they get money from it, google is not a web service company, or a search company, they are an advertizing company. They make money off of adsense. They show those on gmail, and they get money per click.

Don't wory about it, don't click the links, some itiot is trying to get rich off of people's stupidity.

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Supai
Yeah, I got one on Yahoo too. I didn't get one on my gmail account though. It's someone becoming creative with their spam emails wink.gif

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boyCradle
No person on his right mind would believe something stupid like this. You should ignore messages like this. If Google would do such thing they would likely to announce it through a publicity and some official statements from their website.

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