It is coincidental that I received the same type of message last week 
proposing to be from AT&T asking the same question.

I contacted them and found that in fact it was a scam.


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cleaning crew
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Flor Lynch" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Gmail Verification


Also, I very much doubt that the gmail servers are anywhere near being
congested.  The email itself was quite poorly written.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Pietruk" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Gmail Verification


> Ana
>
> I wouldn't respond to this as it sounds fishy and have never received
> anything like this either.
>
> If I thought this necessary to do, here is how I would play this.
> Fill
> out the form using a bogus password.  If it accepts it, then you know
> your
> suspicions were on target.
> If it doesn't accept it, then you need to do further checking.  A
> legitimate verification request should allow you to do so from within
> your
> gmail account without needing to use this supplied url.
>
>
>
> If you are to have peace with God, there must be war with Satan.
> Charles H. Spurgeon, 19th Century British evangelist
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