"Gmail Scams on the Rise - Have You Been Hit?"

Kokke

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"Gents, I just got a pretty convincing phishing email that claimed to be from Google (Gmail) about a security update for my account. The link seemed legit, but something about it didn't feel right, so I decided to check the official Gmail site myself instead of clicking. Has anyone else fallen victim to these kinds of scams lately?"
 

Bazil3000

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"Yikes, I got hit with a similar phishing scam last month. Luckily I caught it before I clicked anything suspicious, but it was a close call. Been extra diligent about my email security ever since."
 

alex_irk

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Yeah, I had a scare a few months ago. Someone tried to phish me through a "lost password" email, but luckily I'm pretty cautious with my accounts. Got me thinking, has anyone else on here had any close calls with Gmail scams?
 

nuller23

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"Yea, just got a phishing email a few days ago claiming my Gmail account had been compromised and I needed to verify my login info to 'unlock' it. Luckily I was skeptical and just deleted it. Glad I'm taking precautions with 2FA turned on, still gotta be vigilant though."
 
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