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I had the same issue. First I wanted to check whether the password I was using was still valid. So I verified/signed-in on another machine in an incognito mode.

I had the same issue. First I wanted to check whether the password I was using was still valid. So I verified/signed-in on another machine in an incognito mode. Once I had verified that the password was correct and still working. I then restarted android. After scanning using Lookout (honestly not really sure how good they are.). Rather than going through the "Google Play Services" notifications, I opened GMail app and checked if the past emails could be opened, after confirming that it was a legitimate app. I intentionally entered a completely incorrect password twice assuming that if it went away it was a really well crafted phishing attempt. Eventually I entered the password.

tripzilch 10y ago
> I intentionally entered a completely incorrect password twice assuming that if it went away it was a really well crafted phishing attempt. That's a clever trick, I'll remember it for next time something similar happens. I had the same paranoia as several other people in this thread (don't enter password if you're prompted unexpected or without clear reason). I had the fortune only a "trash" gmail account got locked out, not my main one. So I verified on another machine, password was unchanged, checked if I really hadn't registered any other important accounts with that email, and just gave in after an hour or so, to make the notification go away.