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1. Don't ever put you password into anything other than the actual login

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:57 PM

Feb 2017

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URGENT: Is this a Phishing scam/attack? [View all] TygrBright Feb 2017 OP

Don't ever put you password into anything other than the actual login underpants Feb 2017 #1

Nope, never would. TygrBright Feb 2017 #3

Did you change your account name? manicraven Feb 2017 #2

I made some changes to my Google account last week. TygrBright Feb 2017 #7

I keep getting what appears that my paypal contribution failed angstlessk Feb 2017 #4

Heh. Yeah. There's a reason I have nothing to do with Paypal, too. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #8

Info from the GMail Help Forum Beartracks Feb 2017 #5

Thank you kindly. Done, reported as phishing. TygrBright Feb 2017 #9

Replace the dollar sign in that URL with %24 to make it work here. Make7 Feb 2017 #15

Aha! Thanks. n/t Beartracks Feb 2017 #16

Delete it jehop61 Feb 2017 #11

The address you show is for microsoft Progressive dog Feb 2017 #12

Lots of Microsoft fake scams. democratisphere Feb 2017 #13

Definitely a scam vlyons Feb 2017 #14

That is a Microsoft site sweetloukillbot Feb 2017 #20

Forward to abuse@microsoft.com and abuse@gmail.com Warpy Feb 2017 #17

Yeah, although I have had a few of those calls and played with them. TygrBright Feb 2017 #21

You're not being paranoid if they're out to get you Warpy Feb 2017 #22

LOL. Right, thanks. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #23

Good job picking this up. cos dem Feb 2017 #18

danger will robinson danger AllaN01Bear Feb 2017 #24