Did you receive this 'mail' on your Gmail? 1 click and everything from your bank account to your personal data will be leaked..

Gmail fake email security alert: Just pick up your phone and check your Gmail inbox once. Is there any mail from Google like "Suspicious Sign-in Alert"? If yes, then think a thousand times before opening or clicking on it! Because this mail may not have been sent to help you, but to loot your life savings and personal data.

Hackers have found a new and very dangerous way to cheat people. They are now knocking on your inbox wearing the mask of Google itself. They are so clever that the fake email sent by them is 100% similar to the real Google email. It is almost impossible for a common man to differentiate between them.

If you click on that one 'dangerous' link in panic, then understand that you have opened the doors of your digital house to thieves yourself. After this, your bank account, social media profile, personal photos and videos, and everything can be under the control of hackers.

How does this deadly trap of 'one click' work?
This entire scam is called 'phishing', and it is just like fishing. Hackers put bait on you and wait for you to get trapped.

Step 1: A scary email is sent

You get an email whose subject is "Security Alert" or "Critical Security Warning". Inside the email, it is written, "We have noticed that an attempt has been made to open your account from an unknown device. Location: Ukraine/Nigeria." This location is deliberately put like this so that you get scared.

Step 2: You are made a hero

There is a big blue button in the email, on which is written "Check Activity" or "Secure Your Account". You think that by clicking on it, you will save your account.

Step 3: One click and you are trapped!

As soon as you click on that button, a page opens in front of you that looks exactly like the real login page of Google. Without thinking, you enter your Gmail ID and password in it.

Step 4: Game over!

Just in this one moment, your game is over. That page is fake, and as soon as you enter your password, it goes directly to the hacker's server in encrypted form. Now he has the key to your Gmail.

Why is it so dangerous?

You must be thinking about what will happen if you just know the Gmail password? This is where you are making the biggest mistake. In today's time, your Gmail account is your 'Master Key'.

Bank account can be emptied:
Your Gmail is connected to your bank account. The hacker can enter your Gmail and reset your net banking password using the 'Forgot Password' option and empty your account.

Social media will be hijacked:
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter... everything runs from your Gmail. Hackers can hijack all these accounts and ask for money from your friends and relatives or misuse your personal photos.
Theft of personal data:
Your important documents, photos, videos, and everything are saved in your Google Drive. Hackers can steal all this data and blackmail you.
Online shopping accounts:
By hacking your accounts like Amazon and Flipkart, he can shop with your credit/debit card.
So then, how to differentiate between real and fake?
If you get any such suspicious email, then do this one thing before taking any step in panic. This will save you. Do not click on any link given in the email even by mistake. Instead, adopt this safe method. Open a new browser tab on your phone or computer. Type Google's official security website directly in it: myaccount.google.com. After logging in, go to the "Security" tab. Here you will see a section called "Recent security events".

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