Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Google Drive users, be on the lookout for fake and phishing emails like the one below, which claim a file in your Google Drive has been damaged. The fake emails are being sent by cybercriminals who are attempting to trick their potential victims clicking on a link in the same emails that go to a phishing or fake Google Drive website. If visitors to the fake 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 credentials to hijack their victim accounts and use them fraudulently.
File has been damagedGoogle Notify <gulpierb@starnursery.com>Fri 12/7/2018, 8:23 AMGoogle DriveFile has been damagedNeed more space?Take action
File has been damaged
Google Notify <gulpierb@starnursery.com>
Fri 12/7/2018, 8:23 AM
Google Drive
Need more space?
Take action
Google Drive users who have been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their passwords immediately.
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Received on June 25, 2021
Just got this same notice: August 9 2019
"Subject: File has been damagedDate: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 04:28:50 0000From: Google Drive Storage Google DriveFile has been damaged How to get free space easily and quicklyTake action"Here is another scam.
"From: Google [mailto:gerald.lagacherie-allsupinc.com] Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 10:37Subject: File has been damagedGoogle DriveFile has been damaged How to get free space easily and quicklyTake action"Here is another scam.
"From: Google Notification Date: June 15, 2019 at 4:37:12 AM PDTSubject: File has been damagedGoogle DriveFile has been damaged Need more space?View details"
Received this scam:----- Forwarded Message -----From: Google Drive Share Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2019, 09:55:42 AM CDTSubject: File has been damagedGoogle DriveFile has been damaged F.A.Q.