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Phishing: Email Account Verification

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kas
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Phishing: Email Account Verification Nov 29, 2012 13:09:25 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Nov 29, 2012 13:09:25 GMT -5

Phishing email that was for gmail but was sent to a non-gmail email account:

Subject: Account Verification
From: Gmail: Email from Google <noreply@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:56:31 +0800
Return-Path: <nobody@server1.openball.com>
X-Originating-IP: [202.67.231.194]

Dear User,

Your two incoming mails were placed on pending status
due to the recent upgrade to our database
In order to recieve the messages .
Click Here .to login and wait for responds from googlemail

Sincerely,

Googlemail ® Security Department

© 2012 Google® Security Team. All Rights Reserved.

Link actually goes to hxxp://m-magazine.jp/user_data/Sec.htm

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