Impersonation - an account has been set up using my name and linking to an email address of mine

[Ian Miles]

OK, I am on gmail as ian.miles.manchester.
I also have work email addresses at University of Manchester.
Today I get an email from google:
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New sign-in from Opera on Windows

	Hi Ian, Your Google Account prof.ia...@gmail.com was just used to sign in from Opera on Windows. Ian Miles prof.ia...@gmail.com Windows Friday, May 15, 2015 2:18 AM (Eastern European Summer Time) Attica, Greece* Opera Don't recognize this activity? Review your recently used devices now. Why are we sending this? We take security very seriously and we want to keep you in the loop on important actions in your account. We were unable to determine whether you have used this browser or device with your account before. This can happen when you sign in for the first time on a new computer, phone or browser, when you use your browser's incognito or private browsing mode or clear your cookies, or when somebody else is accessing your account. Sincerely yours, The Google Accounts team *The location is approximate and determined by the IP address it was coming from. This email can't receive replies. To give us feedback on this alert, click here. For more information, visit the Google Accounts Help Center. If prof.ia...@gmail.com isn't your Google Account, click here to disconnect your email address from this account. *******

This is not me!  I dont flaunt accreditations, so think its unlikely I set this account up.  I havent been in Greece of late. I never use Opera. So I assume we have a scam of some sort.

But can it be nipped in the bud?

I cant log into this account, it doesnt seem to use any familiar passwords. "Password recovery" doesnt recognise my work emails (which is strange, how did google know to contact me there?
Gmail security has an IMPERSONATION link that offers no help at all.

Any advice?  And yes, i have written to "prof.ian.miles" asking for an explanation.

[Marko Vukovic]

​Hi Ian​

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Ian Miles <ian.miles....@gmail.com> wrote:

I cant log into this account, it doesnt seem to use any familiar passwords. "Password recovery" doesnt recognise my work emails (which is strange, how did google know to contact me there?
Gmail security has an IMPERSONATION link that offers no help at all.

​This is possibly a Phishing scam. I can't tell as the links are all modified by your Outlook client. 

Check that it actually came from Google by examining the headers, see 'Show original' under the drop-down next to the reply button.

​Regards​

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Marko