com.google.android.gm links to spam in the stats referrer voice

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  scatemedia · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 6:28 am

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  Hi.
  I have the free plan for my account/blog. I’ve noted under the referrer section in the stats page that sometimes appears the “com.google.android.gm” voice which if clicked on opens spam pages. Where do this problem came from ? Is this a threat for my blog ? What can I do ?

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 6:55 am

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  Although it appears that this is connected to Google Play, I’ve tagged this thread for Staff attention for particulars.

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  supernovia · Staff · Jul 1, 2017 at 10:25 pm

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  @scatemedia sounds more like a spam referrer to me: they click through so that you’ll click back and look at their spammy sites.

  Here’s how to stop them from showing in your stats:

  Jetpack Stats

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  scatemedia · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 11:52 pm

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  Thank you justjennifer and supernovia for answering.
  supernovia I saw that page, but my question is why a spam referrer is presented as “com.google.android.gm” ?

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  supernovia · Staff · Jul 3, 2017 at 4:43 pm

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  @scatemedia because that’s how they have their name set up in the referrer. They’re probably just trying to look official. I’d ignore it.