Google scams
Fake Google messages try to get your password or a sign-in code. Google says it will never call you about account security and never asks you to read out a verification code.
Check a Google linkHow to report a Google scam
- In Gmail: On a computer, open the message in Gmail. Next to Reply, click More, then Report phishing.
- Report a phishing page to Google Safe Browsing: https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/
Then get the fake site taken down: report the phishing link.
What Google says
- Google says it will never call you about your account security. Any unsolicited call, text or email from 'Google Security' saying your account was hacked is always a scam.
- Google says it will never ask for passwords, ask you to read a verification code, or ask you to approve a device prompt over the phone.
- Google says it never sends emails to verify callers. Messages that claim to confirm a caller's identity are fraudulent, even if sent from real Google domains.
- Google says that if a security email looking like it is from Google might be fake, go directly to myaccount.google.com/notifications to see your account's real recent security activity.
- Google says Gmail won't ever ask you for personal information, like your password, over email.
Google's own warning page: Avoid & report phishing emails - Gmail Help
What fake Google messages look like
- "Google Lotto" and prize messages
- Fake Gmail tech support
- Account recovery scams sent by text or shown in the browser
- Fake Google Ads, AdSense or job offers
Real Google websites end in
- google.com
- youtube.com
Other brands scammers copy
Checked against Google's own pages on 2026-10-19 (first published 2026-10-10): 1, 2, 3. Not affiliated with Google.