16-11-2019, 07:04 PM
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Is this a scam?
Just logged in to read my email - which is currently with 'Googlemail.com' - and received this pop-up message :-This will allow Windows to:
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Read, compose, send and permanently delete all your email from Gmail
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See, edit, download and permanently delete your contacts
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See, edit, share and permanently delete all the calendars that you can access using Google Calendar
Email seems to be coming/going OK - so far.
16-11-2019, 08:46 PM
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Re: Is this a scam?
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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Just logged in to read my email - which is currently with 'Googlemail.com' - and received this pop-up message :-Are they serious? Should I do anything about it?
Email seems to be coming/going OK - so far.
What's the sender's email address? It's not an email as such but a pop-up.
16-11-2019, 10:11 PM
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Re: Is this a scam?
Is it an e-mail or a Windows message? How are you accessing Gmail? Is it via the browser, using 'Outlook' or by using the 'Windows 'Mail' app?I don't use those methods but to put your problem to the test, I opened the Windows 10 'Mail' app and set up my Gmail account in it. I got this Windows message. Is this what yours looks like?
If so, this is not an e-mail. It is the Mail app saying that it needs those permissions to work and you'd have to allow them. I guess Mailbird (the program I use) just gets on and does that without asking.
I found that I couldn't set up my Gmail account using the Windows Mail App unless I gave it these permissions. This is not to say that the actions are going to be done automatically by Windows. It's only that you can do the things via the app if you want to and that the app has your permission to handle them.
I wonder though, why Windows is only giving this message now when you have been accessing Gmail in the same way for a good while. It could be after an update I suppose. This thread on Microsoft Answers might also throw some light on the message.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...9-f9afbd902dc1
Importantly though, is that message an e-mail in the form you'd expect it to be ..or is it that Windows message?
16-11-2019, 10:40 PM
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Re: Is this a scam?
Originally Posted by mart
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Is it an e-mail or a Windows message? How are you accessing Gmail? Is it via the browser, using 'Outlook' or by using the 'Windows 'Mail' app?I don't use those methods but to put your problem to the test, I opened the Windows 10 'Mail' app and set up my Gmail account in it. I got this Windows message. Is this what yours looks like?
If so, this is not an e-mail. It is the Mail app saying that it needs those permissions to work and you'd have to allow them. I guess Mailbird (the program I use) just gets on and does that without asking.
I found that I couldn't set up my Gmail account using the Windows Mail App unless I gave it these permissions. This is not to say that the actions are going to be done automatically by Windows. It's only that you can do the things via the app if you want to and that the app has your permission to handle them.
I wonder though, why Windows is only giving this message now when you have been accessing Gmail in the same way for a good while. It could be after an update I suppose. This thread on Microsoft Answers might also throw some light on the message.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...9-f9afbd902dc1
Importantly though, is that message an e-mail in the form you'd expect it to be ..or is it that Windows message?
That is exactly the pop-up I have received, mart. Now I am not receiving emails - just sent one to myself to test it.
16-11-2019, 10:46 PM
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Re: Is this a scam?
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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That is exactly the pop-up I have received, mart. Now I am not receiving emails - just sent one to myself to test it.
16-11-2019, 10:50 PM
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Re: Is this a scam?
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Did you accept the message Tabby?
Thanks Mart, and everyone for your replies.
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