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Google Adwords Scam Threatens All Google Users
12 Apr 2010
Have you received this email?, check the URL of the links contained within, if they do not point exactly to http://www.google.com/ (and then followed by the relative link after the google.com) delete the email immediately or report it to Google if possible.
Do not visit the site, and do NOT login to your account at this or similar non http://www.google.com/ sites.
Read below to find out more about the risks.
Security Risks
When you enter your details into a website which is used for phishing information, no matter how official it looks, the following details may be at risk:
- Financial information
- Personal Information
- Emails, e.g. Gmail, Hotmail, etc.
- Social Networking Profiles
- Other Private Information and settings.
- Fraudulent payments and financial related crimes.
- Identity theft
- Data loss and associated liabilities
If you suspect any problems with your account, please contact Google directly. If you believe your company is at risk, please contact Smith and Wise to put in place IT infrastructure and planning systems to avoid your firm falling victim to online fraud.
Contact Smith and Wise on 086 1780 743 or [email protected]
If You Have Been Phished
If you see this screen on a non Google Site, you have most likely been phished, change all your related Google Passwords immediately and report phishing to Google.
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