This is a warning against phishing emails appearing to come from Google Adwords so if you have used Google Adwords at some point then please be on the lookout!

I just received a very authentic looking email just a few minutes ago which leads you to a very authentic looking Google Adwords page where the criminals can steal your adwords details.

The email encourages me to click on a link in the email which redirects me to a fake google adwords login page and as you can see below, its a pretty impressive setup.

This is the email I have received in my inbox. To the untrained eye, its very authentic looking with the email address appearing to come from google, the subject line is a security warning so that it prompts you to read the email and the body of the email prompts you to take action by clicking on the link within the email which will take you to a fake login page.

Authentic Looking Phishing Email

The image below shows the headers of the fraudulent email and as you can see the email address is not a google email address.

Completely Fake Headers

This is the source code for the email and as you can see the domain name or link to the login page is not even for google.

Email Source Code with Fake Link

The image below shows a screenshot of the actual login page and its amazing how similar it looks to the real thing. Again, to the untrained and unsuspecting eye, this login page looks authentic.

Authentic Looking Login Page

I always urge my friends and clients to make themselves aware of these types of illegal phishing emails and not to succumb to social engineering techniques such as these.