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Google Photo We Add New Photos To Your Album Scam
Google Photo We Add New Photos To Your Album Scam

The "We Add New Photos To Your Album" 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). Some of the emails may have links that go to spam or fraudulent websites.

The "Google Photo We Add New Photos To Your Album" Scam

From: Reminder - engelnch@warez-dealer.net

Date: November 3, 2018 at 2:41:10 PM EDT

Subject: We add new photos to your album

Google Photos

We add new photos to your album.

1 albums, 5 photos

3 ways to get more space on Google Photos

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© 2018 Google Photos Share.

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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