Nevertheless these emails keep coming, and users get trapped every day.

So here are the newest ones claiming to be from Google Adwords:


Received: Fri 11/7/2008 1:31 AM
From: Google AdWords [adwords@google.com]
Subject: Google AdWords Alert
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From: "Google AdWords" <adwords@google.com>
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Subject: Google AdWords Alert
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:30:38 +0300
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Our system was unable to process a payment for your outstanding Google AdWords account balance using your primary credit card. For the time being, your account is still open, and your ads are still running. However, we require you to update the payment information in your AdWords account very soon in order to ensure continued ad serving.

Please update your credit card information in order to trigger our billing system to try processing your payment again. If you plan to use the same credit card(s), please use the ‘Retry Card’ button on the Billing Preferences page of your account. Otherwise, please follow the steps below to update the information in your AdWords account.

1. Log in to your AdWords account at: http://adwords.google.com
2. Click the ‘My Account’ tab.
3. Click ‘Billing Preferences’ link.
4. Click Edit next to the appropriate ‘Payment Details’ section.
5. Enter your new or updated payment information.
6. Click ‘Save Changes’ when you have finished.

In the future, you may wish to use a back up credit card in order to help ensure continuous delivery of your ads. You can add a back up credit card by visiting your Billing Preferences page or visit the AdWords Help Centre for more.

Tip: You can review the status of your billing on the Billing Summary page, under the ‘My Account’ tab. If a payment has been declined, click ‘Payment Declined’ beside the line item to review information for that particular payment. Once your payment has been processed successfully, you can view and print an invoice from your Billing Summary page.

—————————————————————— This message was sent from a notification-only email address that does not accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, please visit the Google AdWords Help Centre at https://adwords.google.com/support/?hl=en_GB to find answers to frequently asked questions and a ‘contact us’ link near the bottom of the page. —————————————————————-

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

Sincerely,

The Google AdWords Team
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This one was sent to all my email accounts as well as to all email accounts for a client.

First, if your payment for your Adwords account gets declined, your ads are NOT running if your account is in the US, Google suspends them immediately.
If your account is in England, they might still be running, since they do not suspend them (see the real emails for Google at the end of this post).

Second, who is dex@bobpalin.com?
And why would Google be using a mail server in Russia (79.133.155.27)?
For those who are still not convinced, the link in the original (of course not plain text) email does not take you to your Adwords Login page, but here:
http://adwords.google.com.session-28452946214953142525.38926930096145367630.sys56.ru.
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