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Don’t give into temptation, even if the email ‘urges’ you to do so. Never click on any links or buttons or download any files.If you spot any mistakes, it’s a good indication that it’s a phishing email. Does it have any grammatical errors? What about the writing style? Is it formal enough to pass for Google? Legitimate companies usually painstakingly proofread emails they send to users. Did the email come from a legitimate Google account? Hover over the sender but don’t click on it or reply to the email.

Are you using a new device? Did you use a new device at work or borrow a friend’s device to log in? Or maybe your VPN launched automatically, and Google recognizes a new IP address? If so, the email might be a legitimate false alarm.

Ask yourself whether it might be legitimate.

What to do if you received a Google Critical Security Alert email However, if a user enters their details here, they’re sent directly to the hacker. In this scenario, the button to reset your password leads to a spoofed website that looks very similar to a legitimate Google login page.

The email notifies users of unauthorized access and asks them to reset their password immediately.

It leads to a malicious website or downloads malware directly onto your device

However, the button that would normally lead to your Google security page here is spoofed.

The email notifies users of a new attempted sign-in, claims that Google blocked the attempt, and asks the user to check their activity.

They usually present one of these two scenarios: Gmail users have been reporting phishing emails that seemed to be coming from Google.

However, hackers wouldn’t be hackers if they wouldn’t find ways to exploit a trustworthy security feature and turn it into a phishing attack.

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