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Author: Michael
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Questionable Google Alerts
usually just looking at the address shows it is not from google

On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 6:20 PM, Carruth, Rusty <>
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> Run away, IMHO.
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> Enter your password, and somebody else will 0wn your account, almost
> certainly. (Now, if you happen to have a honeypot handy, you might have
> fun playing with them, but I’d not go there unless you really know what
> you’re doing!)
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> Have you looked at the full headers to see if its really coming from
> Google?
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> Rusty
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> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Mark Phillips
> *Sent:* Monday, August 27, 2018 3:17 PM
> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
> *Subject:* Questionable Google Alerts
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> I keep getting alerts from Google along the lines of
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> Sign-in attempt was blocked
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> With a button to "Check Activity". The button takes me to a Google sign in
> page for asking for my password.
> I don't use this address. I do own the domain phillipsoasis.com and have
> an email address
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> Is this a scam/spoof or something real?
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> Thanks!
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> Mark
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