Google Account Inactive Warning Email: Is It A Scam?
A growing number of Google users are reporting that they've received an email explaining their account will be marked as inactive soon, possibly sparking concerns of a hacking attempt. The problem with the message is that many claim that their accounts are being used daily and on multiple devices, suggesting either something is going wrong at Google or that this could be a phishing attack.
The term 'phishing' is used when an attacker sends a fraudulent message to trick a person into sharing their login credentials, credit card number, or other personal information. Phishing attempts often begin with an email or a text and usually make an effort to appear to be from some official source. The message claims to be alerting the user to an urgent problem or limited time reward to be claimed, then providing a link or another way to contact the scammer to provide their personal information. Gmail users are rarely bothered with these scam emails since its advanced spam filtering system usually and quickly identifies such email attacks.
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An active thread in Google's community forum describes an issue where the user receives an inactive account warning, even if the account is definitely active. Some state that their Google account is used daily and logged-in on multiple devices. When the email is received, the user might also be automatically signed out of all Google apps and websites on all devices, requiring multiple logins as they move from device to device. The first concern is whether this really is an email from Google or just a phishing attempt that got by Gmail's spam filter. Checking the email for suspicious links or contact information revealed
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