Gmail has been compromised by hackers; we need to call to verify ID
Complaint
Maria
Country: United States
On 3/15/13, I received a random text message from phone number 651-347-6596 stating: "Google Message #_ _ _ _ _: Your Gmail has been compromised by hackers. We need to call to verify your identity. Reply with 'READY' when you are ready to take the call." My suspicions were correct, and of course, I did not call back. Anyhow, being curious, I Googled the phone number and I'm glad I found your website warning others about this scammer number. I thought I'd also share my encounter with this scammer so others may be well informed and beware.
Comments
My account was actually hacked. I was locked out but able to re-establish ownership due to google's text service. The hacker IP was in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia with the details IP Address
175.141.90.170 Browser Chrome 28.0 Platform Windows .
Several important recent emails were gone and when I re-established a connection between the gmail account and my mail program on my computer, they disappeared from my mail program inbox, too. This part confuses me. I am very concerned about this situation.