Got a Gmail account?* Ever get those messages like "We here at Washinton Mutual/CitiBank/EBay/PayPal/etc have discovered a potential threat to your account security and need you to log in and reconfirm your information such as social security number"? And there’s a link that looks perfectly legitimate, except if you view source on the HTML message you realize all the text in the message including the link is an image which actually links to some server in the Ukraine? And the message was addressed to your junk@mydomain account instead of to the washingtonmutual@mydomain you listed on your checking account application? Or maybe it’s just as simple as the fact you don’t even have an account with that company which tips you off that this is not a legitimate request for your personal information.
Take a moment to slap these scam artists. In Gmail, while viewing the message, click "Show options", then click "Report phishing", then click the "Report spam" button. The message is now out of your hair and Google’s unblinking eye is turning towards the scumwads who deserve a little extra attention.
When they’re assholes trying to rip people off, it’s not snitching, it’s just giving natural selection a helping hand. Spamming and phishing are not socially acceptable behavior.
*If not, and you want one, email metagrrrl@ and I’ll send you an invite.
MetaGrrrl 
Yes! I get these here at work all the time. The last one tried taking you to http://somenumbers:85/st3/index.htm, but fortunately, my firewall is blocking outbound 85.
Oh, and thanks with the help on the eCommerce thing. (I googled your name – I was bored at work today).
š
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Thanks, knew i’d seen the option somewhere, but its not always easy to find with rapidly evolving Web 2.0 . First time i’d been phished, and it was really vague, just playing the part of a forlorn asylum seeker who needed help with real estate investment š got to smile.
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Correction though, its “more options” not “show options” now. Just realising how horrendously out of date I am š
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I don’t see the “Show options” button anymore. You can still report phishing by opening the message and clicking the down-pointing arrow next to the reply button–report phishing shows up as an option.
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I don’t think the “phishing” option exsists anymore on gmail, at this time; all I see now is “report spam.”
By the way, nice to see you again Dinah! š I found your beautiful Discardia blog a couple of weeks ago when I was cleaning out my closet, and now I run into you again as I was looking for ways to notify Google about these phishing scumbags.
You know, I really like your style! You now have one more virtual friend š
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Hi, thanks!
They still have the Report Phishing feature, it’s just less obvious; you’ll find it under the little arrow next to the Reply link in the upper right of a message.
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Pleas do something about this phishing. also please make it easier to report phishing. I had to search and wade through alot of useless information.
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THE FOUNDATION DE FRANCE (FDF)
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The Foundation de France (FDF) would like to notify you that you have
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George, you should tell that to Gmail, not to some random blogger like me writing about Gmail.
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