GONE PHISHING -- A GOOD EXAMPLE

In the name of 21st century education for my audience of beloved friends, neighbors, relatives and anyone else who may have the good fortune to read this blog.
The highlighted areas are points of instruction.

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Gmail Team remoo@telus.net  (1) Subcontractor for mass mailings.  Why would your email carrier use a mass  mailing contractor to contact you.  And a Canadian one at that?	Jan 26 (1 day ago)
to undisclosed recipients   Doesn't your carrier know your name?

Dear Valid User,  Once again, doesn't your carrier know your name?

                               Grammar = "a"?                Grammar "being" ?  

Our Account users discovered series of illegal attempts on your Gmail 
account from different IP locations.This is for your own safety to avoid 
your account closed, you will have to verify your account by filling out
 your Log-in below by clicking the reply button. Account will be de-
activated and erased from our database if no response in 72 hours. We 
apologies for any inconveniences.          English usage 

     Spelling      After receiving the information requested you 

will be able to continue using your Account.

User name:..
Password:..
Date Of Birth:..    Your carrier will never require this information of you in 
                                       a mass mailing
Occupation:..        
Country Of Residence:..

- The Gmail Team
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I hope that this blog post featuring a real email that I 


received from some dishonest people helps to make 


you more sharply 

aware of what to look f

or in your 

email.

That's it for today.