Thursday, July 16, 2009

Is this a hoax?

Dear Account User

This Email is from Gmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Gmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestion due to the anonymous registration of Gmail accounts so we are shutting down some Gmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account.

Due to the congestion in all Gmail users and removal of all unused Gmail Accounts, Gmail would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

* Username: .............................
* Password: .............................. ..
* Date of Birth: ............................
* Country Or Territory: ................

After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Google respects your privacy, to learn more, please read our online privacy statement.
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thank you for using Gmail !

Google Inc.
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Mountain View, CA 94043
Fax: +1 650-253-0000
Google Online Services.

Gmail Customer Support
Sincerely,
Google Team

I use my e-mail regularly, so what on Earth are these guys on about?

Update: One quick google later. It's a fake.