Yes, it happens, I’ve gotten a few emails in the past, and just got another recently so I wanted to let you guys know. I received an email from [googlealerts-noreply@google.com] asking to renew my account or it would be deactivated.
Never click on these links in the message or sign in to your account through an email. I’ve heard of some stories where people’s accounts got taken over and all their campaigns stolen and traffic redirected. Trust me, you do not want that to happen. Take a look at the email below:
Notice how they politely state “Please remember to input your Adwords username and password correctly NOT your email and password.” How kind of them. Take a look at the URL that you would be directed to:
Here is Google’s response to these attempts. They also have a Phishing Form you can fill out. Bottom line they state
Please remember that Google’s AdWords team will never send an unsolicited message asking for your password or other sensitive information by email or through a link.
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up…
Thanks for the heads up