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Report a Gmail Account

By FaouZI February 16, 2019

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If you become aware of a Gmail account being used for either phishing (attempted theft of confidential information or credentials), spam, or abuse, or other violations of the Gmail Terms of Service, you can report them.
  
If you become aware of a Gmail account being used for either phishing (attempted theft of confidential information or credentials), spam, or abuse, or other violations of the Gmail Terms of Service, you can report them.
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== Steps ==
  
== Steps ==
 
=== Reporting a Gmail Account for Phishing ===
  
=== Reporting a Gmail Account for Phishing ===
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# Go to [https://gmail.com Gmail.com], and locate the phishing email you wish to report. These emails can be difficult to identify, but all phishing emails generally have the same thing in common: They ask you for some credentials and act like the service that you trust. #* Watch out for "reset password" emails that you have not requested. Your bank (no company, for that matter) would ever ask you for this information out of the blue.
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# Go to [https://gmail.com Gmail.com], and locate the phishing email you wish to report. These emails can be difficult to identify, but all phishing emails generally have the same thing in common: They ask you for some credentials and impersonate a service or person that you trust.  
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#* Watch out for "reset password" emails that you have not requested. Your bank (any company, for that matter) would '''never''' ask you for this information out of the blue.
 
# Open the email and click the three dotted 'More' icon. If you are using classic Gmail, use the down arrow instead of the 'More' icon.
  
# Open the email and click the three dotted 'More' icon. If you are using classic Gmail, use the down arrow instead of the 'More' icon.
 
#* Be careful not to interact with the content of the mail, as it is of a malicious nature.
  
#* Be careful not to interact with the content of the mail, as it is of a malicious nature.


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