Just got one today. If you get a similar email, please report it.
This is what I received:
This is what you should do to report it as a phishing attack.
FAQ: What is a “Phishing Attack”?
Pronounced as “Fishing”, Phishing it when scam artists try to get a hold of your bank information, get you to send money to them, or to give them your passwords to accounts.
If you aren’t sure, don’t click on the link and google the information. You are bound to find people talking about it on forums and you’ll get your answer there.
FAQ: What if I get my Google account/Gmail hacked?
Hopefully, before you do, you would have followed these instructions: Is your Google Account Secure?
Otherwise, you will have to go through a lot of hoops and call Google to work with the team to verify that you are not a scam artist and the rightful account holder who has been hacked.
I hear it can take hours, even days to verify your identity, so avoid all of this crap and just secure your account. It’s a real pain in the butt, but it’s worth the hassle.
I haven't seen one of these yet (on my gmail), but I did recently get a notification in my old gmail account (which I mostly use for things like store emails that send me coupons) stating that my account had been accessed from a different location, and if it wasn't me, I should change my password, etc. I looked at the location, and my account had been accessed from Turkey! (definitely not me!) I don't use that gmail for anything important, and the password is different (and used to be shorter/less secure) than all of my important things, so I wasn't too worried (I mean, if someone really wants to print out one of my coupons and use it…), but it did make me nervous about my other accounts.
Thanks for the heads up!
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Any time. I\’ve been securing my accounts for a while now and every 6 months or so, I switch my passwords.
thanks for the heads up 🙂
You\’re welcome!
Thank you!!!! This was incredibly helpful. I hadn't considered the monstrosity of horror that would happen were my gmail hacked, but I 100% completely completely rely on it, so I'd be in a big mess otherwise.
You are so welcome. Please secure your account ASAP!
You and your blog have really pushed me to start changing my wardrobe and simplifying my life.
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