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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software

Google Phishing

Tuesday May 27, 2008
Recently there's been an uptick in phishing email targeting Google Adwords users. Here's one example of a typical Google phishing email:
Dear Google AdWords customer!

In order to confirm your contact details, please click the link below:

Google AdWords Form

This should take you directly to the Google AdWords Form.

Thank you for choosing AdWords. We look forward to providing you with the most effective advertising available.

Sincerely,

The Google AdWords Team

Once fraudsters have access to Google Adwords login credentials, they can redirect Google Adwords traffic from your site to theirs. According to bigmouthmedia, Google Adwords phishing is the "fastest growing con on the 'net", increasing 240% per month.
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