(OT) Google: "Somebody knows your password"

[Volker Wysk]

Am Freitag, 4. August 2017, 15:07:53 CEST schrieb Xen:
> Jared Norris schreef op 04-08-2017 15:00:
> > I hate to point out the obvious but really you should contact google to
> > sort this out. Emailing a random mailing list will only give you random
> > responses such as the ones you've received. You don't call the phone
> > company when the airline cancels your flight.....
> 
> It's almost impossible to get in touch with Google. 

That's what I've experienced meanwhile...

> Except for the fact that we don't know for sure if the mail is a valid
> Google mail, but I have never seen it, because Google regularly mails me
> with
> 
> "There has been a sign in from a new location."
> 
> but never with
> 
> "Someone knows your password because a device was used that we don't
> recognise." which wouldn't make sense.

This is in the questionable mail (translation below):

"Jemand kennt Ihr Passwort

Hallo Volker,
Jemand hat gerade versucht, sich mit Ihrem Passwort in Ihrem Google-Konto
vwysk1 at gmail.com anzumelden, und dazu eine Anwendung, z. B. ein
E-Mail-Programm, oder ein Mobilgerät verwendet.

Details:
Freitag, 4. August 2017 03:24 (GMT)Google hat den Anmeldeversuch
unterbunden. Sie sollten sich jedoch trotzdem die kürzlich genutzten Geräte
ansehen: ..."

Translation: "Someone knows your password.

Hello Volker, somebody has just tried to log into you google account 
vwysk1 at gmail.com, with your password , and used an application, for instance 
an email-program or a mobile device.

Details: 
Freitag, 4. August 2017 03:24 (GMT)Google has blocked the log in attempt. You 
should anyhow look at the the lately used devices: ..."

Bye