This is such a lame phishing scam that I can’t imagine anyone falling for it. But I received three of these messages in the past two days so I’m passing it along. I reported this account to Google, so I hope they’ll disable it.
Dear Webmail User,
This message was sent automatically by a program on Webmail which
periodically checks the size of inboxes, where new messages are
received. The program is run weekly to ensure no one’s inbox grows too
large. If your inbox becomes too large, you will be unable to receive
new email. Just before this message was sent, you had 18 Megabytes (MB)
or more of messages stored in your inbox on your Webmail. To help us
re-set your SPACE on our database prior to maintain your INBOX, you must
reply to this e-mail and enter your:email:helpdesk.account01@gmail.com
Current User name: { }
and Password: { }You will continue to receive this warning message periodically if your
inbox size continues to be between 18 and 20 MB. If your inbox size
grows to 20 MB, then a program on Bates Webmail will move your oldest
email to a folder in your home directory to ensure that you will
continue to be able to receive incoming email. You will be notified by
email that this has taken place. If your inbox grows to 25 MB, you will
be unable to receive new email as it will be returned to the sender.
After you read a message, it is best to REPLY and SAVE a copy.Thank you for your cooperation.
Webmail Help Desk.
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