Received this message today, almost fell for it: This links to a with an encrypted parameter that seems to auto-fill my email address in the form. page I'm wondering how many people would follow instructions from a 3rd party claiming to be Google, and fill in sensitive information like security questions. This is very clever: talk about a very serious matter sense of urgency (7 days deadline) email is not from google.com, but cc to due-diligence@google.com. The website certificate looks legit, but it is not that hard to get one like this: [update] Even this message having the classic modus operandi of a phishing attack, I got a Google support ticket opened just in case. Turn out the message is legit!!! Seriously, Google?