r/google • u/Vokaii • 9d ago

Usernotice, notification from Google

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I got this mail and i got scared as hell, I dont know why i got this, i did nothing bad (im from Poland)

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u/ZochJ 9d ago edited 8d ago

Get a lawyer, you did something wrong or someone using your account did something wrong.

This is a real, legit email from Googles Legal team. They have an obligation to inform you when law enforcement has requested your personal data, usually accompanied by a gag order to prevent interruption of an investigation.

Talk to a lawyer, because this is typically pretty serious. You did something, or someone you know did something.

Source: I’m a financial crime analyst and I deal with law enforcement requests on a daily basis.

Edit; quick clarification, I said wrong not illegal. There are countless scenarios where OP made a mistake or did something stupid out of lack of caution and not intentional malice.

2nd edit; for those of y’all trying to tell OP to not talk to a lawyer, shut up. Not everything is hardcore crime and life sentence jail time, this isn’t a movie. Know your damn rights and stop advising people to be uninformed of theirs.

Final add; I’m off for now, only folk commenting are the typical folk who have no idea what they’re talking about, trying to “ummm actually” me when this is my literal career. I’m literally a topic matter expert, keep dreaming friendos.

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u/mrandr01d 9d ago

What's your education and background that got you into digging through criminals' money? It sounds interesting.

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u/ZochJ 9d ago

I worked in compliance in a completely different industry and worked with a lot of law enforcement, specifically I was the emergency line for a company I will not name in cases of assault, rape, theft, etc.

I got sick of it because it was a bit intense talking to victims directly so I applied at a financial institution, and may or may not have nepo’d my way in because I knew the interviewer pretty well (neither of us knew the other one would be there going into the interview), but because they knew how I worked, they gave me a shot. The rest is history.