08-12-2008, 01:16 AM
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Junior Guru Wannabe
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Google FREE Webhosting... scam?
I received an email today which claims it's from google at exactly 12:00am.
Quote:
Hello,
Dear Gmail customer
After our free email services we offer you to sing up for our free hosting services.
This service currently is in beta test.
And we choose you to test this services and report us any bug you may find.We give you unlimited webspace on your own domain name you must only change your dns services to ns1.google.com and ns2.google.com and enter your domain name in our special control panel.
Our servers are linux based and we support PHP, SSL (Secure Shell),FTP,Stats,CGI,Perl,Unlimited email address and finaly 500 MySQL Database.
Notice :
Dont sell this invitation code in auction website that may cause we disable your account in the future.
Your invitation code :
<<snipped suspicious link>>
Need help ? Hosting-Support@google.com
Google Webhosting Team
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I thought it's pretty weird since there's spelling errors and i never even heard of google having free webhost. Also in my gmail, when i clicked details of that message, its from www.explorer.websitewelcome.com. Upon whois www.gmail-webhost.com, it's hosted by theplanet. That invitation code leads to a login but even if u submit without the right login, it still leads you to the Google App page. One of my friends actually login that form and I'm afraid his account will be compromise. If it indeed is a scam, I hope theplanet will shut it down soon. Both of those domain are hosted on theplanet too.
Last edited by anon-e-mouse; 08-12-2008 at 02:41 AM.
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08-12-2008, 01:21 AM
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Junior Guru Wannabe
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: oklahoma
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Definitely looks like a scam to me. Nice spelling of the word "sign", along with a bunch of other grammatical errors. Did you forward the e-mail to The Planet?
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08-12-2008, 01:29 AM
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Web Hosting Master
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 3,082
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Google doesn't use PHP and the login form wouldn't just post to "login.php" sitting in the same folder.
Forward the email to TP.
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08-12-2008, 01:39 AM
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Junior Guru Wannabe
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I just did. Hopefully they'll take action soon.
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08-12-2008, 01:47 AM
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Custom Hosting Master
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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You may also want to click on the More button in your gmail message and report the message for phishing.
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08-12-2008, 01:56 AM
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Living in the Virtual World
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Looks like the site is suspended now 
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08-12-2008, 02:20 AM
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Web Hosting Master
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 600
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VPSByte
Looks like the site is suspended now |
Seems to be back up.
I wonder why they're trying to steal google accounts tho. Probably due to sensitive information in their gmail accounts (purchases, invoices, credit card information, address, passwords, etc.)
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08-12-2008, 02:27 AM
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Junior Guru Wannabe
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 94
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Got the same thing. Phishing scam =\
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08-12-2008, 02:34 AM
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Junior Guru Wannabe
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 55
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You need to click this link:
<<snipped suspicious link>>
Last edited by anon-e-mouse; 08-12-2008 at 02:39 AM.
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08-12-2008, 02:56 AM
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Junior Guru Wannabe
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 94
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The link probably verifies if your email is valid.
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08-12-2008, 06:39 AM
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WHT Addict
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 111
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Google would probably offer Python with their hosting too
Google uses Python EXTENSIVELY... although Google Search/News/etc is all C++ / Java
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08-12-2008, 07:35 AM
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cloud beats dedicated ;)
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Atlanta
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I would not be surprised to find this for real sometime in the not too distant future though.
everyone is predicting this as an eventuality
it will wreck shared hosting.
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08-12-2008, 07:45 AM
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Web Hosting Guru
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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the dude who wrote this email doesn't have the language and communication capabilities to work for Google
poor grammar and a truck load of spelling mistakes - that is a red flag
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08-12-2008, 07:52 AM
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Web Hosting Master
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Devon, UK
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Totally a scam. Don't sign up whatever you do, you'll find your account quickly hijacked.
The best thing you can do is sned a copy of the e-mail to abuse@theplanet.com and a copy to Google to see what they say. Your friend will need to change their passwords, if they have not already done so.
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