New service on Google mail (G-mail)
If you are a devoted user (like me) of G-mail, then you have probably noticed a new service in the "Spam" box.
Those spam messages showing "me" as sender (although you've never sent a similar message) are now headed with the following text:
This message was likely forged and did not originate from your account. Learn More
OK - it's not enormously important, but it's nice to know that someone (in this case Google) are watching out for these Spam contents. In fact it appears that Google have started an offensive against these time wasters.
Needless to repeat that you should NEVER open any of the links in spam messages, unless you're certain you know where it is going to take you! Even better, pass the message through your Anti-Virus checker BEFORE going anywhere!
There is another message which occasionally shows as well, in red, saying that
"This mail is probably NOT from who it says it is - only open if you are sure it is valid - use your AV to check"
What is interesting is that more than 90% of these mails come from "Yahoo" accounts, so watch out for anything you didn't ask for coming from any Yahoo account....!
You will be safer and your PC will be too....!
Those spam messages showing "me" as sender (although you've never sent a similar message) are now headed with the following text:
This message was likely forged and did not originate from your account. Learn More
OK - it's not enormously important, but it's nice to know that someone (in this case Google) are watching out for these Spam contents. In fact it appears that Google have started an offensive against these time wasters.
Needless to repeat that you should NEVER open any of the links in spam messages, unless you're certain you know where it is going to take you! Even better, pass the message through your Anti-Virus checker BEFORE going anywhere!
There is another message which occasionally shows as well, in red, saying that
"This mail is probably NOT from who it says it is - only open if you are sure it is valid - use your AV to check"
What is interesting is that more than 90% of these mails come from "Yahoo" accounts, so watch out for anything you didn't ask for coming from any Yahoo account....!
You will be safer and your PC will be too....!
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