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Phishing email scam: Google AdWords Account Upgrade Alert Notification

I think there about three or four variations of the below Google Adwords ‘Phishing’ emails circulating.  They are not emails from Google.com in away shape or form.  Look out for ones that say your credit card has expired, your account has been suspended, and similiar.  The key to figuring out these are phishing schemes:

  1. The link the email connects to is not Google!  The below link goes to webmanager.devenertia.com and not adwords.google.com!
    the longer version: http://webmanager.devenertia.com/adwords.google.com/select/Login.htm
  2. they are not always sent to the email address you have the account registered under.  For example, if I receive the email at info@bbcreativesf.com versus adwords@bbcreativesf.com.  I don’t have an AdWords account with the email address info@ but I do have one adwords@

Subject Line: Google AdWords Account Upgrade Alert Notification
From:
Google AdWords <noticealert-noreply@google.com>
Body of Email:

Dear Advertiser,This is your official notification from Google AdWords
that the service(s) listed below will be deactivated and deleted if
not renewed immediately.

As the Primary Contact, you must renew the service(s) listed below or
it will be deactivated and deleted.

Renew Now your Google Search Advertising services.

Click here to renew your account:
http://webmanager.devenertia.com/adwords.google.com/select/Login.htm
SERVICE: Google Search Advertising
EXPIRATION: March, 28 2009

Thank you for using Google AdWords service.
We appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you.

Google AdWords Service

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