2010

Gmail account verification emails are fake

Over the past few months i have been receiving numerous emails that declare themselves to be from Gmail office and are demanding account details so that my account doesn't get suspended or canceled.They came from email accounts like acctaccess.verifying@gmail.com ,verify.finishacct@gmail.com and a few more.I had suspicion that this was not from Gmail as they don't usually does send such messages or verifications.I never replied thank god.

The emails look like this

We are shutting down some accounts due to congestion in our database system and your account was chosen to be deleted. If you are still interested in using our email service please click reply and fill in the space below for verification purpose:-

Full Name:

Pasword:

Occupation:

Year of Birth:

State of Origin:

Note: This email is only for Gmail users (Users should reply within 48 hours to avoid "Permanently Lockup" Account)

Thank you for using Gmail !

The Gmail Team

I would recommend my readers and friends not to respond to such fake emails that are used to hack into our accounts.Don't reply and save yourself from the trap.Google never sends emails to verify account.