Watch Out: There's A Google Scam About!

This message is hoping people will just be too panicked to do anything other than react by clicking on the link, I have had repeated messages saying my Apple account has run out of space and I need to click on a link to pay for more, and demands for money for parking fines by text. There was also an HMRC demand that would threaten people with police action if they didn’t pay up.
Is scaremongering at its very worst.

I keep getting similar emails supposedly from my email provider. For the last two weeks at least I’ve had final warnings that my account will be suspended and everything wiped out.

I think we re all getting them

if you have to click on a link, regard it as spam! so I have been advised.

I've had several different email accounts closed down by Google recently. These were real accounts which I no longer use. They did NOT ask me to do anything other than contact them through the usual channels (i.e. email them) if I didn't want the accounts closed. As I did want them closed I did nothing and this duly happened. Anything asking for a link to be clicked is a scam.

Babs03

This message is hoping people will just be too panicked to do anything other than react by clicking on the link, I have had repeated messages saying my Apple account has run out of space and I need to click on a link to pay for more, and demands for money for parking fines by text. There was also an HMRC demand that would threaten people with police action if they didn’t pay up.
Is scaremongering at its very worst.

NEVER CLICK ON A LINK THAT DEMANDS MONEY OR THREATENS.

CONTACT GOOGLE ONE SUPPORT RIGHT AWAY.

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Sadly the world is full of spammers. We get dozens of spoof/phishing emails a week. A recent innovation has been a glut of emails informing us that our 'cloud storage' is running out, has expired, needs more space, etc. All utter twaddle of course, we don't subscribe to any such thing.

Add to that a steady stream of emails from folk pretending to be Norton, McAfee etc, about our "anti-virus is expiring" (it isn't, and we're not signed up to them anyway)!

LOOK CLOSELY at who has actually sent the emails, if your email service doesn't display them clearly, look at 'email properties' to see who the actual sender was -- you'll see some very odd names!

DO PLEASE 'forward' such emails to [email protected] . . . . AND, if the spoof is supposedly from the likes of NatWest, Santander, Barclays, Nationwide, etc etc, PLEASE GOOGLE "Barclays phishing email" (or whichever org is relevant!!) and then also forward the attempted fraud to them. Then delete it. Virgin Media has fewer spoof emails these days, but there are still some quite convincing fraud emails looking like their real ones, they also have a special email ID to send to.

Oh, and a fairly new set of spoof mails looks like it comes from 'DODDLE' health insurance -- the email will have a title about saving money on your health (varies), these are FAKES (look closely and the 'Doddle' logo looks a bit fuzzy). The wretched things even have a mass of small print, supposedly it's promoted by a finance firm in Essex, but again it's all fake, forward it on to the [email protected] ID.

Personally I'd have a couple of spammers executed every week, on live TV, tell them they could save themselves by raising a million -- then say sorry, that can help pay back your victims, just spoofing!

Thank you for the tip off ..so many scams

My inbox is full of emails telling me that my storage is now at 98% and one said that I could no longer send emails and my information was being deleted, although why, when it is under 100%, is puzzling. I ignore /delete them all. My information is still there, and I am still using email.

LovesBach, I keep getting those about cloud storage being full and my account will be deleted. This scam was on the Which website, I just delete them all straight away.

I can't understand why Google who seem to run the Internet and the other big players and companies cannot trace these scammers and impersonators and block them at source.

I realise that the data traffic is massive but surely must have the technical expertise and software to do it. Especially with AI.

Same goes for scam phone calls
I live in hope

Mojack26

And you think others would not delete immediately, as you did? Most people know not to click on links these days. If you don't should not be on intetnet

Sadly not so

@DrWatson 👏👏👏

Mojack26

And you think others would not delete immediately, as you did? Most people know not to click on links these days. If you don't should not be on intetnet

No need to be so rude!

This from Amazon, worth a repeat, as we come up to Christmas:

As the busy shopping season approaches, Tips to help stay safe:

Always use the Amazon mobile app or website for all your shopping needs, including customer service, account changes, delivery tracking, and refund status.
Remember, Amazon will never ask you to make payments or to provide payment information (including gift cards or wire transfers) for products or services over the phone.

Consider setting up 2-step verification when available to your online accounts to help prevent unauthorised account access.

Scammers might try to create a sense of urgency to persuade you to do what they're asking. Be careful any time someone tries to convince you that you must act now.
Example impersonation scam tactics that you could receive:

Fake messages claiming to be about delivery or account issues.
Third-party social media posts and ads with deals that seem too good to be true. Shop directly on our website or mobile app for authentic offers.
Messages through unofficial channels asking for your password or payment information.
Unfamiliar links asking you to verify your account credentials through fake or phishing websites.
Unsolicited phone calls claiming to be from tech support or other agencies.

Foxyferret

LovesBach, I keep getting those about cloud storage being full and my account will be deleted. This scam was on the Which website, I just delete them all straight away.

Me too.

I get numerous emails saying that payment was unable to be taken and will I resend address and bank details.
We're unable to deliver parcel, please send details to cover redelivery.
Best one was "your cloud storage is full, you need to purchase extra capacity". I had just set up the new computer 2 hours previously 😆

Reported

I just had warnings about my cloud storage being full .
I normally receive at least three scam calls on my mobile per day.