New Phishing Warning for AdWords Users And Internet Marketers!
Phishing fradusters are everywhere. I get “PayPal Fraud Alerts” several times a week. I get stuff from banks I’ve never heard of, and banks I don’t do business with. But the ones you need to be most careful of are the ones you DO work with.
Well, I just got a Phishing spoof purporting to be from Google advising me of the following:
Dear Advertiser,
This is your official notification from Google AdWords that the service(s) listed below will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed immediately.
As the Primary Contact, you must renew the service(s) listed below or it will be deactivated and deleted.
Renew Now your Google Search Advertising services. <<— FRAUDULENT LINK!
SERVICE: Google Search Advertising
EXPIRATION: July, 23 2008Thank you for using Google AdWords service.
We appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you.
Since your Google AdWords account is tied not only to credit cards but to stuff that can cost you a LOT OF MONEY if it’s messed with, be VERY CAREFUL with these kinds of things!
Do NOT click the link! Rather, go to your AdWords account the way you usually do (adwords.google.com) and see if you get any kind of notice when you login.
Personally, I’ve never been advised that my AdWords account needs to be renewed — only that my credit card is expiring and that I need to update my records.
Be informed, and be careful. 
-David “The Tool Wiz” Schwartz
Wednesday 23 Jul 2008 | TheToolWiz | General, Identity Theft, Marketing