Google Account Is Being Deleted
A user received a notification that their Google account was being deleted, causing initial alarm before realizing it was an inactive secondary account they didn't recall creating. The account, ending in '[email protected]', had their primary email listed as the recovery option, despite no recollection of setting it up. They expressed concern about how their email was added without verification and whether this indicates unauthorized access. The user follows strong password practices and seeks clarification on whether others have experienced similar situations.
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So my heart stopped for a second today when a notification showed up on my lockscreen saying "your Google account is being deleted".I am very careful to not do questionable things connected to my account like bad mouth on YouTube comments or anything at all that could risk my account so was freaking out for a second when this notification showed up today.But once I opened the Gmail app and saw the email I learned it was not my main account but rather a different one. An account that apparently hasn't been used for such a long time that Google was now going to delete it. My main account is my name followed by a number @gmail.com. This other account was "[email protected]".
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Ycombinator.