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Got fake X login alert? Here's how to spot the scam

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19.07.2026

You've had an X account for years, since it was still called Twitter. Then an email lands: a login from Arizona on Firefox Desktop on Mac, except you live in London and haven't touched a Mac in months.

The scam email replicates X's real login alerts down to the logo, colours, formatting and grammar. It even repeats X's own genuine advice: change your password, log out of other sessions, and review........

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