Like many people who live on the web, I get a lot of junk email and phishing emails. Usually, it’s pretty easy to spot them due to misspellings & poor grammar. Today, I got one that tricked me. Here’s the email:
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Subject: Your Google AdWords Campaign!
Your Google AdWords Campaign has successfully been integrated in AdWords Top Accounts. You can now reach your customers with targeted, relevant advertising through this new method as described below.
If you want to take advange of this incredible new Campaign Tool, activate it here: https://www.google.com/adwords/topaccounts/en-US/
Sincerely,
The Google AdWords Team
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This message was sent from a notification-only email address that does not accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions after following the steps above, please visit the Google AdWords Help Center at http://adwords.google.com/ support/aw/?hl=en_US to find answers to frequently asked questions and a ‘contact us’ link near the bottom of the page.
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Normally, I don’t click the embedded links unless I’m 100% positive that it’s authentic. Today, I was lazy & clicked it. Fortunately, the anti-phishing tools in Firefox stopped me from connecting to the phishing site. The link takes you to www.allaseminarier.nu
It’s just another reminder to be vigilant & watch out for the bad guys.
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Thank you for posting this! I, too, received this e-mail and clicked on it. Before I entered any details, I did a quick search and found your posting. Thank goodness! Melissa