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The "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" Phishing Scam

The We Choose Your Photo for our Poster Phishing Scam

The "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" 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 "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" Phishing Scam

From: Google Photos Share <grandeur@mail2karma.com>

Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019, 1:15:53 AM PDT

Subject: We choose your photo for our poster

Google Photos

We choose your photo for our poster.

1 albums, 5 photos

Get 1GB extra Google Photos space

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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Jan 17, 2022 at 6:37 AM by
The "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Old Industrial Zone, Haifa, Haifa, Israel

same here, January 2022

Delete

May 19, 2020 at 9:01 PM by
The "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" Phishing Scam
info

"From: Google Photos
Date: May 19, 2020 at 4:21:29 AM PDT
Subject: We choose your photo for our poster

Google Photos
We choose your photo for our poster.
Tue, 19 May 2020 04:21

6 photos, 1 albums
How to get free Google Photos space easily and quickly


View albums"

Here is another scam.

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Jun 21, 2019 at 1:35 PM by
The "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" Phishing Scam
info

"Google Photos
From: Google Photos
Date: June 21, 2019 at 9:09 AM
Subject: We choose your photo for our poster

Google Photos
We choose your photo for our poster .

1 albums, 8 photos
F.A.Q.

View albums"

Received this scam.

Delete

Jun 21, 2019 at 9:54 AM by
The "We Choose Your Photo for our Poster" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Rochester, New York, United States

I just received this phishing email as well. June 2019

Delete

waiting

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