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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by edm0nd on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @04:41PM (#45267737)
It was legit from Google email and servers.

You cannot spoof an email from @google that will inbox

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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by twostorytower on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @05:46PM (#45268558)
They clearly did.
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Re:Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google... by edm0nd on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @07:23PM (#45269578)
You can trigger emails from Google on behalf of other users or use a platform like Google Cloud or Google Sites to trigger emails that come from real Google servers.

This was not spoofed.

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