02-02-2023, 12:37 PM
[PSA] Just a warning about a new type of scam using Google Drive.
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10qx98h/psa_just_a_warning_about_a_new_type_of_scam_using/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Vopfc8cwj4jAdftNhNC95jb3ZfMZXJjRlu_en44RBFg.jpg" alt="[PSA] Just a warning about a new type of scam using Google Drive." title="[PSA] Just a warning about a new type of scam using Google Drive." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I've got this strange notification on my phone today that looks a bit like standard email notification from Gmail app. But quickly I've realised that this one is actually from Google Drive. </p> <p>My guess is that scammers take emails from various leaks (my email leaked during Ledger database hack couple years back) and they just send spam to those emails and casting a net for potential victims.</p> <p>Anyway, this is quite interesting because it looks kind of legit, like someone just shared a file with you and wants you to open it. But they do include a link in that file which I've painted over just in case. It gave me a little pause and if I was still at university when I used to share a lot of files with friends from uni I'd probably consider clicking on it. But when you expand the notification box you can see it's talking about crypto.</p> <p>Remember that most scams will try and rush you to take some sort of action quickly, this is to put you off guard, notice that last line at the bottom: "Plesae pay attention! You have 1 hours..." to take action blah blah blah. They even made a mistake spelling 1 'hours' lol.</p> <p>Also I'm not 100% sure how this scam works because I did go to my Google Drive page and I've searched for 'files shared with you' and I can't see it. I'm guessing it's because the file is not actually shared with me, I'm only 'mentioned' in it, my email address is to be precise.</p> <p>Anyway, stay safe out there people and don't click on random links. </p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/0fynz815elfa1.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=c5f42f711993d46ad5536f94c008301213d96c19">https://preview.redd.it/0fynz815elfa1.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=c5f42f711993d46ad5536f94c008301213d96c19</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/rootpl"> /u/rootpl </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10qx98h/psa_just_a_warning_about_a_new_type_of_scam_using/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10qx98h/psa_just_a_warning_about_a_new_type_of_scam_using/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10qx98h/psa_just_a_warning_about_a_new_type_of_scam_using/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Vopfc8cwj4jAdftNhNC95jb3ZfMZXJjRlu_en44RBFg.jpg" alt="[PSA] Just a warning about a new type of scam using Google Drive." title="[PSA] Just a warning about a new type of scam using Google Drive." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I've got this strange notification on my phone today that looks a bit like standard email notification from Gmail app. But quickly I've realised that this one is actually from Google Drive. </p> <p>My guess is that scammers take emails from various leaks (my email leaked during Ledger database hack couple years back) and they just send spam to those emails and casting a net for potential victims.</p> <p>Anyway, this is quite interesting because it looks kind of legit, like someone just shared a file with you and wants you to open it. But they do include a link in that file which I've painted over just in case. It gave me a little pause and if I was still at university when I used to share a lot of files with friends from uni I'd probably consider clicking on it. But when you expand the notification box you can see it's talking about crypto.</p> <p>Remember that most scams will try and rush you to take some sort of action quickly, this is to put you off guard, notice that last line at the bottom: "Plesae pay attention! You have 1 hours..." to take action blah blah blah. They even made a mistake spelling 1 'hours' lol.</p> <p>Also I'm not 100% sure how this scam works because I did go to my Google Drive page and I've searched for 'files shared with you' and I can't see it. I'm guessing it's because the file is not actually shared with me, I'm only 'mentioned' in it, my email address is to be precise.</p> <p>Anyway, stay safe out there people and don't click on random links. </p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/0fynz815elfa1.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=c5f42f711993d46ad5536f94c008301213d96c19">https://preview.redd.it/0fynz815elfa1.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=c5f42f711993d46ad5536f94c008301213d96c19</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/rootpl"> /u/rootpl </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10qx98h/psa_just_a_warning_about_a_new_type_of_scam_using/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10qx98h/psa_just_a_warning_about_a_new_type_of_scam_using/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>