Spammers sending fake Google+ invites

The UK’s Guardian reports on the latest tactic from spammers and counterfeiters to find a way into your inbox, this time by trying to capitalize on the fanfare around the launch of Google+.

The UK’s Guardian reports on the latest tactic from spammers and counterfeiters to find a way into your inbox, this time by trying to capitalize on the fanfare around the launch of Google+. An “invite” to Google+ arrives in your email box – the problem is that if you click on the links you aren't taken to the Google's site, but to fake online pharmacies.  These fake “online pharmacies” are known to dispense counterfeit, substandard or tainted medicine. Fakes have been discovered across a variety of therapeutic categories including asthma, cancer, diabetes, etc.