He said he received a notification to approve a Gmail account recovery attempt and that this was followed by a call which sounded genuine, with the caller highlighting suspicious activity on his account.
New scam operations often commence with phone calls that suggest your Gmail account is at risk of compromise, according to security experts at Malwarebytes.
At the time the alarm was raised, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Tripp said: "Attackers are leveraging AI to craft highly convincing voice or video messages and emails to enable fraud schemes against individuals and businesses alike.
The experts explained: "The goal is to convince the target to provide the criminals with the user's Gmail recovery code, claiming it's needed to restore the account.".
Alongside account recovery scams, these login scams often direct you to a fake website that is especially designed to steal your credentials.
