Gmail users hit with ‘convincing’ new account takeover plot as experts warn to avoid clicking button [Video]

GMAIL users should watch out for a new artificial-intelligence-powered scheme that could see your account compromised with the push of a button.

Tech experts have shared the scam and warned their followers that it’s “elaborate” and convincing.

Garry Tan, the CEO of startup job board Y Combinator, said on X that he was nearly tricked after an AI voice claiming to be Google support called him.

The caller ID showed that Google was calling him, but the actual phone number didn’t match the tech company’s listing.

Tan answered the call and was told to confirm that he was alive, as a death certificate stated that a family member was trying to access his accounts.

He …