| How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | hamiltonca823 | 11/18/11 12:48 PM | I received a call from someone claiming to be "calling for Google." It is clearly phishing/spam. The caller used my Google Voice number and left me a message. This is the transcript of the call. I've still got the recording. Hi Chris, This is nicole |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | Papa Bear | 11/18/11 2:36 PM | http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=170787 |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | hamiltonca823 | 11/18/11 8:32 PM | You miss the point. The person on the phone is NOT a Google user. She called a Google user (customer) and left a message on a Google resource stating that she was "calling for Google" implying that she was working for or an authorized agent of Google |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | Papa Bear | 11/18/11 8:52 PM | I located "Impersonate another person (via the use of a telephone number or otherwise) or otherwise misrepresent yourself or the source of any phone call" in the subheading Prohibited Actions at http://www.google.com/googlevoice/program-policies.html |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | stompey | 2/13/12 2:49 PM | I just found this thread since I got the same message on a phone registered as a "do not call" number. teh call originated from 800-848-9251 but I was given the same number to reply to that is in the original post from 11/18/2011. |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | shawn23 | 4/25/12 12:09 PM | Got basically the same call from the same number today and yesterday. Daina "calling for Google" with conserns about my Google places setup. Obviously, someone trying to sell SEO services. |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | LanceJ93612 | 10/31/12 1:22 PM | I just got a call from someone at 1-800-838-7969 extension 23857 who said they are concerned about our Google Places page we set up in 2010. It is a very serious issue about our Google Places page and that I needed to call them back ASAP. I'm just go |
| Re: How do I contact Google about phishing/spam using Google's name to create an air of credibility? | Gumdrop Swap | 11/27/12 7:00 AM | I got a call yesterday from a woman with a strong accent saying she was calling to help me fix my Google Places page. She claimed she worked for Google. I told her I was too busy to talk. The giveaway that this was a scam was when she asked my name. |