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[17thfloor]

I just received this on my Fire ( no computer) :

lis-noreply@google.com

Subpoena Notice from Google (Internal Ref. No. _______)

Hello, Google has received a subpoena for information related to your Google account.  This email

This is exact!y what I received except I left out the reference numbers.

I didn't open the email because I didn't want to get in trouble.  Should I open it ?  Has anyone received such a thing as this or have any ideas or suggestions regarding this.

Thank you for any help.

[Tori3569]

it's spam, don't click on anything and just delete it. 

[redbird]

My best guess is this is a scam to try to access your google mail account. I would just delete it without opening it. 

[LizzieInSRQ]

Delete. 

[January121]

It’s SPAM .... DELETE DELETE DELETE!!!!!

[Still Raining]

Pretty sure no one will get to this until the police are done with my warrant and the IRS has been paid off 😂

From a purely procedural POV, if google has been served, it is their problem not yours.

Just get rid of it.  Amateurs!

[Nuttmeg]

@17thfloor

We are living in a difficult time, and folks need money. If in doubt, delete the mail,unopened. 

[Jdpic]

SCAM.  Send it through the spam police is you use that.

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@17thfloor wrote:

I just received this on my Fire ( no computer) :

lis-noreply@google.com

Subpoena Notice from Google (Internal Ref. No. _______)

Hello, Google has received a subpoena for information related to your Google account.  This email

This is exact!y what I received except I left out the reference numbers.

I didn't open the email because I didn't want to get in trouble.  Should I open it ?  Has anyone received such a thing as this or have any ideas or suggestions regarding this.

Thank you for any help.

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[17thfloor]

Please tell me what the spam police is and how do I use it.  Thank you.

[gardenman]

I just did a quick Google search and didn't find anything suggesting this is a common scam, so it could be legit. People can subpoena Google for information about your account. It's not unheard of and Google has a very specific series of steps that have to be undertaken to do so.

As a general rule things like this are a scam, but there's very little I can find saying this is a common scam. You may be on the cutting edge of being among the first hit by this scam or it could be legit and your records are being subpoenaed. If you're in a divorce proceeding, other court or criminal proceeding, it could be legit. I doubt that anyone could subpoena Google for your records in a job search, background check. credit check, etc. but if there's a legal action of some sort involving you, it could be legit.

Just opening the email on a Fire tablet should be safe enough. Just don't click on any link in the email. If you have any doubt, and you have an attorney, printing out the email and taking it to your attorney may be wise. If it has obvious grammatical or spelling errors, it's likely a scam, but I'm not seeing reports of this being a common scam.

Here's a link to a Google FAQ describing the common scams and how to report them.

 https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/2952493?hl=en 

As you'll see there are a lot of common Google-related scams but the subpoena isn't listed as one of them.