The "Google Your Photo Has Been Successfully Published" Phishing Scam

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Updated: Apr. 13, 2020 2020-04-13T10:04:31
Posted: Nov. 1, 2018 2018-11-01T18:33:41
Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

The "Google Your Photo Has Been Successfully Published" email below is a phishing scam. Therefore, Google users who have received the same email are asked to delete it because the link in it goes to a phishing or fake Google Photo website that steals online account credentials (username and password).

The "Google Your Photo Has Been Successfully Published" Phishing Scam

From: Google Photos Service elli@sunet.com.au

Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2018 12:41 PM

Subject: Your photo has been successfully published

Google Photos

Your photo has been successfully published.

2 albums, 2 photos

How to get free Google Photos space easily and quickly

View photos

If visitors to the phishing or fake Google Photo website attempt to sign into it, their username and password will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the scam. The cybercriminals will then use the stolen usernames and passwords to gain access to their potential victims

Google users who have already been tricked by the phishing email are asked to change your change their passwords before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently by the cybercriminals.

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June 4, 2020 at 12:47 PM by an anonymous user from: Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States
I downloaded this because I was looking for a photo in Google photos. Can I undo it?
remove
- June 4, 2020 at 1:14 PM by info
  Remove the app that you have downloaded and any other unwanted ones.
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April 9, 2020 at 1:02 PM by info
"From: Google Storage <gerald_sanders@ncsu.edu>
Date: April 9, 2020 at 7:03:10 AM PDT
Subject: Files has been successfully published
Google Drive
Files has been successfully published
F.A.Q.
View details"
Here is another scam.
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June 27, 2019 at 7:32 PM by info
"From: Google Service <argl@newulmtel.net>
Date: 23/06/2019 05:38 (GMT 00:00)
Subject: Files has been successfully published
Google Drive
Files has been successfully published
How to get free space easily and quickly
More information"
Here is another scam.
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June 26, 2019 at 8:42 AM by info
"From: Google Photos Share <craig.cole@nbcuni.com>
Date: 6/26/19 8:20 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: jenwill95@msn.com
Subject: Your photo has been successfully published
Google Photos
Your photo has been successfully published.
2 albums, 5 photos
How to get free Google Photos space easily and quickly
View albums"
Here is another scam.
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June 15, 2019 at 7:34 AM by info
"Subject: Files has been successfully published
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:04:48 0000
From: Google Drive Share <cortes@kingwest.com>
Google Drive
Files has been successfully published
Get 1GB extra space
More information"
Here is another scam.
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June 10, 2019 at 12:31 PM by info
"From: Google Photos Share <elanie.lembo@sms-demag.us>
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2019 12:43 PM
Subject: Your photo has been successfully published
Google Photos
Your photo has been successfully published.
1 albums, 2 photos
Need more space?
View albums"
Received this scam.
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May 11, 2019 at 2:34 PM by info
Here is another scam:
"From: Google Photos Library <leumund1971@natlfood.com>
Date: May 7, 2019 at 2:21:25 AM PDT
Subject: Photo has been successfully published
Google Photos
Photo has been successfully published
How to get free Google Photos space easily and quickly
More information"
remove
March 16, 2019 at 7:27 PM by info
Here is another scam:
"From: Google Photos <condoms.d2@bongfaschist.de>
Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 1:53 PM
Subject: Your photo has been successfully published
Google Photos
Your photo has been successfully published.
2 albums, 2 photos
F.A.Q.
View photos"
remove