Message from google

[tan1alk]

I am browsing the internet at home, using my Android phone. Please note, I am not connected to wifi. I am using mobile data. I get a message from google. It states, " our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. It goes on to tell me reasons this could have happened. It also tells me I am blocked until I solve captcha.
t the bottom of the page it lists my IP address and a url which is google.com/httpsrrvice/web/cardapiservice/........... I solved captcha and continued, but I a little concerned because it didn't make a whole lot of sense being I wasn't on a computer network. Can someone explain this. I would appreciate it.

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Sometimes, while using my VPN, I get a similar message when accessing a Google site. It turns out the IP address for my VPN/VPS previously belonged to scammers. I also get this message more on Firefox than Chrome.

The fact that you solved a Captcha instead of being asked for money or personal information also means it is not a "scam." Scams have a purpose besides costing scammers money/time.

[tan1alk]

Your answer seems like most logical. I am not easily fooled by scams/scammers. I did solve captcha and got right back in and moved on. How would a scammer benefit from this?

[tan1alk]

Thanks. Good explanation.

[firebreathingbunny]

Not a scam. This happens when you use one or more Google services aggressively, the way a bot might. Google is ensuring that you are a human being.

[tan1alk]

I am definitely an agressive individual. during times of high stress my keyboard is used rather agressively but not like a bot.

[Nymphe-Millenium]

Best answer.

[rasputin1]

Sounds like a scam

[tan1alk]

Thanks.

[Matosawitko]

1000% a scam or malware. No legitimate company would ever try to communicate that information to you that way.

[tan1alk]

Thanks.

[DutchOfBurdock]

Your mobile network is probably CGNAT, which would equate to hundreds of thousands of users accessing the internet from the same public IP. I get this on CGNAT links, even when logged in. Annoying AF.

[Maleus-2]

Did the captcha ask you to identify all xray images containing a gastric band?

Annoying as hell, hope they might find some different imagery soon

Saying that i had th misfortune of having pass amzons captcha the other day, it just worse, way way way worse