Gmail.com Scam Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ

Gmail Scam

If someone managed to get hold of your Gmail account, they could also get hold of your other personal details, like passwords, private messages, personal mail and any other details that you may have stored in there.

There is an email in circulation asking for your gmail account details,

I received the email today claiming to be from the Gmail team.

VERIFY YOUR FREE G MAI L ACCOUNT NOW !!!

It asks for my Gmail ID My Password, my date of birth and country or territory where I live.

The email claims that if I don't send these details that my Gmail account will be closed in Seven days.

Below is the text from the email copied and pasted, as is, with no editing.

G MAI L BETA

VERIFY YOUR FREE G MAI L ACCOUNT NOW !!!

Dear G ma il Account Owner,

This message is from Gmail messaging center to all Gmail free account owners and premium account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused Gmail account to create more space for new accounts.

To prevent your email account from closing you will need to update so as to validate our user email database.

CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY BELOW

Gma il! ID : ..........

Password : ...........

Date of Birth : ......

Country or Territory : ...........

Enter the letter from the Security Image : ........ 859304

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Thank you for using Gmail !

Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ

Thanks,

The Gmail Team

G MAI L BETA

The text above is pasted from the screenshot you see above, note that there are a few errors,

(why the gaps) G ma il

We are deleting all unused Gmail account ( plural so where is the s)

Gma il! ID : (Again with the gaps)

Enter the letter from the Security Image : ........ 859304

(WHAT LETTER? I SEE ONLY NUMBERS)

The real giveaway that this is someone trying to steal your gmail account is the fact that you can only answer the questions by replying to this email, if Gmail wanted to check an account was active they would send an email which when opened would automatically inform them that your account was being used. And why would Gmail revert to using garish lettering in the logo?

Protect your Gmail account, do not reply to this email if you receive it.

NEVER SEND YOUR PASSWORD TO ANYONE, OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS, IT COULD COST YOU A LOT MORE THAN YOU THINK