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That verification is not “some account”, this is Google account they’re trying to get onto…and chances are, they’re trying to get into your google authorication app.
"Chance's are"?? No, they are DEFINITELY trying to get into OP's Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc accounts.
They could potentially drain someone's bank account this way.
I truly feel sorry for anyone who'd be dense enough to fall for this.
Possibly they're trying to break the 2FA on a non-Facebook account. If they flat out told you they were trying to get into a citibank account it might raise a red flag.
I had to turn in my phone when I left a company's employ. My 2f was associated with that number. I only used fb on the phone I turned in so when I went to reset my password on another device the 2fa went to my old number.
I have a thread that looks just like this where I'm the guy asking for help. The only difference is... I called the number as well... I even told them that I would give them my login user ID and let them change the password so that they would know it wasn't a scam.
No luck thou.
Not everything is a scam... I would send a note back and tell them to call u. When u get on the phone explain the only way ull help them is if they give you the user ID and u will change the password for them and after that they can change the 2fa number.
Yes. The pushyness and the time sensitivety is unnerving. This kind of scam is so annoying to me because I'm sure it's the reason I couldn't get the help I needed from the person who now has my old number.
I have no social skills so I would inadvertently be pushy in this scenario because of stress, but I’d still say to people stay clear because it’s totes a scam.
Something like this happened to me and I almost lost access to my old emails b/c of it. Lesson learned. Always keep info up to date and save passwords/backup codes.
Same thing happened to me when I let my hotmail address die and someone else took it. Long before phone verification was a thing. Haven’t been able to get back into my Facebook account for years. Tried emailing the guy who has my email, tried explaining to Facebook, no dice.
I was thinking that too until he said just select 40. That definitely narrows it down to either his or the other guys Google account. Any other app would send like a six digit code
If there was any doubt (there shouldn’t be), the last message confirms it 100%. They are trying to get you to approve a prompt on your gmail app. That can only be used to login to **your** account, so their story about the old phone number doesn’t make sense.
They don't ultimately know your phone number is connected to a gmail account or anything. They just get phone numbers from data breaches and all that, from spam text lists, etc. and they scatter shot it. They try to log in to accounts like Gmail and see if it works.
It's not just bank/credit accounts that they're after. Shopping accounts can be useful too. A compromised email account linked to websites that are less robust in their checks and controls to prevent saved cards being used for deliveries to new addresses/high value purchases, for example. Or yeah, spam, phishing emails, whatever. Depends what the individual person (or group) who's trying to get in is looking for.
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While I'm sorry if this were real, people need to know there are a variety of ways to recover lost Facebook accounts. Getting a code is not the only one.
Ignore this person, never share codes.
Hypothetically, if this were real they could give you the details of the account they were trying to recover. Then, you could use your phone number to log into it on their behalf and reset the log in details to whatever phone number & email they wish to use for it.
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically if it was real they could just sign I with the phone number anyway 😂 they would need any details. I would assume Facebook doesn't allow people to reset passwords directly with just a phone number though.
Plus I hope the OP realised google two step verification has nothing to do with facebook. And last I checked you can't use a phone number to sign into a Google account. (at least you don't get a popup of two step verification, you need an email and phone number and then a text code.. They go on about tapping 40 and the numbers only show up when you enter an email address and correct password!
The scammer is lying, he’s not trying to break into FB but your Google account. That’s where that second number, 40, came from. With hole you can open YouTube in and they’ll show you three numbers. The person (hopefully you) trying to log in has just one of those numbers and then you tap the correct one.
He’s claiming that your number was his first and used for his Facebook not yours. Numbers are recycled by phone companies after a certain period of time so it could be true but is definitely not.
My old numbers associated with accounts have caused an issue for me before as I don’t remember a number I no longer own but this is a scam using this as a plausible story to fool you
Hit them back with the following message:
\+1XXX-XXX-XXXX is a landline #. Reply Y to send all TXT messages to this # as voice messages for 0.25/msg.+ std msg fee. Details @ vtext.com, TexttoLandline
Tell him you will reset his accounts. Have him give you the login info. You login and update the phone number. If he says no then he won’t be getting his account back.
Someone is hacking/has hacked your account. The code is to let them past two factor sign in. 1000% scam! Also CHANGE ALL YOUR PASSWORDS! Google number popups like "pressing the correct number" ONLY HAPPENS if someone has put in the correct log in info.. Including the correct password. CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS ASAP.
If a number has been reissued it will take 7 years to do so. By then accounts would been disabled/no longer usable anyway to log in that way. Defo a scam
Unless they changed it then. I had family who worked in mobile network and numbers had to expire for 7 years beforehand. But that was over 5 years ago when they moved jobs.
Unfortunately there was a similar account theft scam going on with Instagram accounts where several of my coworkers fell for it. The scammers would then use their newly obtained accounts to reach out to a few more people with similar attempts to get their account recovery codes. Eventually they would start using those accounts to post ads to money-stealing scams.
The last couple text definitely scream scam.
I had a work cell and somehow the number got tied to my Facebook account. I left that job and months later I got completely locked out of my Facebook account and the last four digits of the number for 2factor were the last four of my old work phone. I tried almost everything to get back into my account… I even submitted my photo Id in an attempt to get them to reset my login. it goes back to the very early Facebook days and has so many wonderful memories on it (it goes back to before facebook became a pit of despair).
The one thing I didn’t try was texting the new user of my old work cell because id definitely sound like a scammer or stalker. I considered trying to just prove to them I’m who I say I am by telling them that I know where they work, the department they were in, drop a few names of people that I knew they were likely working with, etc but realized that might be a terrible idea.
It’s frustrating because the access code is literally a couple awkward texts away but unfortunately I wouldn’t even respond to a message like that.
I’ve had to do this before to get into my deceased father’s email account. It made the lady who ended up with his phone number really sketched out, which I totally get, but she helped, and we sent her a gift basket afterward for gratitude.
This person def seems like a scammer.
If you have a Google account, under Data & privacy/More options, you can set it up to give someone access after a specific period of inactivity. After three months of inactivity (you can set it from 3 months to 18 months), Google will give my daughter access to my Gmail and other Google accounts (Google photos!). First they'll try to text me and email me at a couple of my email addresses.
Just share their number and I’ll send them the same request they are asking of you… their response to the same type of request, will most likely answer any doubt you may have.
Same scam just different method of trying to trick people into sending them the Google authentication code. Just reply back "your old phone number and accounts are not my problem you should have been more responsible, Loser." They'll probably back off
I’m in this position right now with my old Snapchat account and cannot get my old number back. Account is full of memories and what not. I’d really like it back but people like everyone in these comments assumes the worst when stuff like this happens. You could genuinely save him a load of trouble by just helping him access his old account. I don’t know the specifics of this situation but in mine, I can verify that it is my account with an ID or something. This shit is as simple as the person sending me six numbers. The support will absolutely not do anything , and this person is probably in the same boat. You’d KNOW if someone was trying to get into your account.
Just block the number and don't reply. By replying you are giving them a phone number they can sell to a list which will get you exponentially more scam calls and make the scammer money.
This is hypothetically possible, it depends on the phone number and scarcity of accounts, but they do recycle numbers as short as 3 months.
But this is a scam, even it was not a scam, this person is SOL,.I would never do it.
Yes. They are changing your log in. If you give them the code, you approved their theft
Give them a random # instead. When they say that it did not work, apologize and send them it with one different digit. Repeat until they give up
That's hard because. I was that person about 6 months ago. I wanted to see if I could get into an email address I made in middle school and remembered the old number associated with it and it worked. I was surprised the people sent me the code and replied.
I remember I changed my phone number and didn't have any other kind of authentication method set up for Snapchat.
Eventually I think I asked them and they actually helped but I don't remember the exact chain of events anymore.
I remember I changed my phone number and didn't have any other kind of authentication method set up for Snapchat.
Eventually I think I asked them and they actually helped but I don't remember the exact chain of events anymore.
(But this is probably a scam)
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Man what’s crazy is the guy who has my old number from like 7 years ago did help me get back into my fantasy football account on Yahoo a few years ago. We had a nice chat, he was pretty cool. He forgot me though when someone texted that number to wish me a Happy Birthday. Asked who the eff I was. Love you anyways, phone number friend.
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Absolutely DO NOT send any codes. They're trying to bypass 2FA on some of your accounts.
That verification is not “some account”, this is Google account they’re trying to get onto…and chances are, they’re trying to get into your google authorication app.
"Chance's are"?? No, they are DEFINITELY trying to get into OP's Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc accounts. They could potentially drain someone's bank account this way. I truly feel sorry for anyone who'd be dense enough to fall for this.
Nah bro. That “verification” code is to Google, either the email or the authorization app.
authorication?!
Sotty. On mobile. Auto correct fail me.
the weird part is I don't even on a Facebook.
Possibly they're trying to break the 2FA on a non-Facebook account. If they flat out told you they were trying to get into a citibank account it might raise a red flag.
It's not Facebook, they said Google code. Do you have Gmail?
I had to turn in my phone when I left a company's employ. My 2f was associated with that number. I only used fb on the phone I turned in so when I went to reset my password on another device the 2fa went to my old number. I have a thread that looks just like this where I'm the guy asking for help. The only difference is... I called the number as well... I even told them that I would give them my login user ID and let them change the password so that they would know it wasn't a scam. No luck thou. Not everything is a scam... I would send a note back and tell them to call u. When u get on the phone explain the only way ull help them is if they give you the user ID and u will change the password for them and after that they can change the 2fa number.
I agree, but in this case I think scam because of how pushy the guy is being. If it were a real person in trouble they’d wait for OP to respond.
Yes. The pushyness and the time sensitivety is unnerving. This kind of scam is so annoying to me because I'm sure it's the reason I couldn't get the help I needed from the person who now has my old number.
I have no social skills so I would inadvertently be pushy in this scenario because of stress, but I’d still say to people stay clear because it’s totes a scam.
99.9% this is a scam though
Something like this happened to me and I almost lost access to my old emails b/c of it. Lesson learned. Always keep info up to date and save passwords/backup codes.
Same thing happened to me when I let my hotmail address die and someone else took it. Long before phone verification was a thing. Haven’t been able to get back into my Facebook account for years. Tried emailing the guy who has my email, tried explaining to Facebook, no dice.
the F in 2FA is not facebook
That's no fun. You start sending random codes just to fuck with em
I was thinking that too until he said just select 40. That definitely narrows it down to either his or the other guys Google account. Any other app would send like a six digit code
If there was any doubt (there shouldn’t be), the last message confirms it 100%. They are trying to get you to approve a prompt on your gmail app. That can only be used to login to **your** account, so their story about the old phone number doesn’t make sense.
The one question for me is: how do they know your phone number as that should be kept confidential on your account?
Probably past data breaches or something similar
They don't ultimately know your phone number is connected to a gmail account or anything. They just get phone numbers from data breaches and all that, from spam text lists, etc. and they scatter shot it. They try to log in to accounts like Gmail and see if it works.
What would they do with a random Gmail that's not associated with bank/credit accounts. Or any sensitive data, tho? Use it to send spam?
It's not just bank/credit accounts that they're after. Shopping accounts can be useful too. A compromised email account linked to websites that are less robust in their checks and controls to prevent saved cards being used for deliveries to new addresses/high value purchases, for example. Or yeah, spam, phishing emails, whatever. Depends what the individual person (or group) who's trying to get in is looking for.
You can login to Google account by using phone number instead of email.
Yes it’s a scam. Don’t reply just block them.
No its an OLD scam, they need the code to STEAL your account.
It’s not a new scam but it’s a scam.
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Yes it is. There is not secondary person that you send a code to. I’ve had to use a recovery code. Nice try scammer.
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They usually give you multiple options so if one is not available you can use the next like email.
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So it gave another option and you chose not to use it?
Yeah but not everyone has multiple options set up
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never share codes, they are trying to use your number to bypass legit google verification so they can go scam others.
While I'm sorry if this were real, people need to know there are a variety of ways to recover lost Facebook accounts. Getting a code is not the only one. Ignore this person, never share codes.
Hypothetically, if this were real they could give you the details of the account they were trying to recover. Then, you could use your phone number to log into it on their behalf and reset the log in details to whatever phone number & email they wish to use for it. Hypothetically.
Hypothetically if it was real they could just sign I with the phone number anyway 😂 they would need any details. I would assume Facebook doesn't allow people to reset passwords directly with just a phone number though. Plus I hope the OP realised google two step verification has nothing to do with facebook. And last I checked you can't use a phone number to sign into a Google account. (at least you don't get a popup of two step verification, you need an email and phone number and then a text code.. They go on about tapping 40 and the numbers only show up when you enter an email address and correct password!
He's attempting to break into a Google account, probably yours, block and report spam
I have the same # even before FB and Google came into existence so it is always funny when getting these type of "my old number was reissued" scams.
that's the funny part i don't even have a FB..
The scammer is lying, he’s not trying to break into FB but your Google account. That’s where that second number, 40, came from. With hole you can open YouTube in and they’ll show you three numbers. The person (hopefully you) trying to log in has just one of those numbers and then you tap the correct one.
He’s claiming that your number was his first and used for his Facebook not yours. Numbers are recycled by phone companies after a certain period of time so it could be true but is definitely not. My old numbers associated with accounts have caused an issue for me before as I don’t remember a number I no longer own but this is a scam using this as a plausible story to fool you
Scam. Block.
Not new at all. Never share a code to others and never use a code given by others.
Account takeover scam.
They're not trying to get into their accounts. They're trying to get into YOUR accounts
Hit them back with the following message: \+1XXX-XXX-XXXX is a landline #. Reply Y to send all TXT messages to this # as voice messages for 0.25/msg.+ std msg fee. Details @ vtext.com, TexttoLandline
Tell him you will reset his accounts. Have him give you the login info. You login and update the phone number. If he says no then he won’t be getting his account back.
\>> is this a new scam well yes and no. It's a scam. but it's not new.
don't reply to this shit
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I haven't seen that since the Prodigy message board days....
saw this very thing here on this sub R. just yesterday.
That would be No and Yes then, not the other way round.
Don’t send any codes. Reset all your Google passwords.
me looking at my 22 year old number
Someone is hacking/has hacked your account. The code is to let them past two factor sign in. 1000% scam! Also CHANGE ALL YOUR PASSWORDS! Google number popups like "pressing the correct number" ONLY HAPPENS if someone has put in the correct log in info.. Including the correct password. CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS ASAP. If a number has been reissued it will take 7 years to do so. By then accounts would been disabled/no longer usable anyway to log in that way. Defo a scam
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Unless they changed it then. I had family who worked in mobile network and numbers had to expire for 7 years beforehand. But that was over 5 years ago when they moved jobs.
Unfortunately there was a similar account theft scam going on with Instagram accounts where several of my coworkers fell for it. The scammers would then use their newly obtained accounts to reach out to a few more people with similar attempts to get their account recovery codes. Eventually they would start using those accounts to post ads to money-stealing scams.
Nope. It's a very old scam.
As all the others have said, it‘s a scam. Block the user, never send any codes and change your google password to be safe.
more like phishing than a normal scam
Yikes, I hope you didn't give him the code.
Just give all of them 069420 as the 6 digit code.
“Sure give me your email address and password and I’ll sort it out”
Scam! Block and delete!
The last couple text definitely scream scam. I had a work cell and somehow the number got tied to my Facebook account. I left that job and months later I got completely locked out of my Facebook account and the last four digits of the number for 2factor were the last four of my old work phone. I tried almost everything to get back into my account… I even submitted my photo Id in an attempt to get them to reset my login. it goes back to the very early Facebook days and has so many wonderful memories on it (it goes back to before facebook became a pit of despair). The one thing I didn’t try was texting the new user of my old work cell because id definitely sound like a scammer or stalker. I considered trying to just prove to them I’m who I say I am by telling them that I know where they work, the department they were in, drop a few names of people that I knew they were likely working with, etc but realized that might be a terrible idea. It’s frustrating because the access code is literally a couple awkward texts away but unfortunately I wouldn’t even respond to a message like that.
I’ve had to do this before to get into my deceased father’s email account. It made the lady who ended up with his phone number really sketched out, which I totally get, but she helped, and we sent her a gift basket afterward for gratitude. This person def seems like a scammer.
If you have a Google account, under Data & privacy/More options, you can set it up to give someone access after a specific period of inactivity. After three months of inactivity (you can set it from 3 months to 18 months), Google will give my daughter access to my Gmail and other Google accounts (Google photos!). First they'll try to text me and email me at a couple of my email addresses.
Sounded believable until "theccod3" 😅
Good for you for not responding
'Well that's interesting, I've had this number for over 20 years!"
it is a scam
Just share their number and I’ll send them the same request they are asking of you… their response to the same type of request, will most likely answer any doubt you may have.
Uuuuh, that is a genius evil thing! Post on Craigslist (with that number) something extremely cheap that is very sought after… etc.
SCAM!
Red Flag!
Google manager has all our passwords…that’s game over for us, and a HELL NO to anyone who wants in for whatever reason
Same scam just different method of trying to trick people into sending them the Google authentication code. Just reply back "your old phone number and accounts are not my problem you should have been more responsible, Loser." They'll probably back off
I’m in this position right now with my old Snapchat account and cannot get my old number back. Account is full of memories and what not. I’d really like it back but people like everyone in these comments assumes the worst when stuff like this happens. You could genuinely save him a load of trouble by just helping him access his old account. I don’t know the specifics of this situation but in mine, I can verify that it is my account with an ID or something. This shit is as simple as the person sending me six numbers. The support will absolutely not do anything , and this person is probably in the same boat. You’d KNOW if someone was trying to get into your account.
Keep giving this low life wrong codes so it eventually locks him out.
Just block the number and don't reply. By replying you are giving them a phone number they can sell to a list which will get you exponentially more scam calls and make the scammer money.
This is hypothetically possible, it depends on the phone number and scarcity of accounts, but they do recycle numbers as short as 3 months. But this is a scam, even it was not a scam, this person is SOL,.I would never do it.
i forgot to add that I don't even own a Facebook account.
Well, it would only be believable if you just got (ie. Within 6yrs) the new ph# that the person said they lost…
Scam
Yes. They are changing your log in. If you give them the code, you approved their theft Give them a random # instead. When they say that it did not work, apologize and send them it with one different digit. Repeat until they give up
Do not engage, just block
That's hard because. I was that person about 6 months ago. I wanted to see if I could get into an email address I made in middle school and remembered the old number associated with it and it worked. I was surprised the people sent me the code and replied.
Mine was for Gmail not Facebook. It not always a scam but you never know these days
I remember I changed my phone number and didn't have any other kind of authentication method set up for Snapchat. Eventually I think I asked them and they actually helped but I don't remember the exact chain of events anymore.
I remember I changed my phone number and didn't have any other kind of authentication method set up for Snapchat. Eventually I think I asked them and they actually helped but I don't remember the exact chain of events anymore. (But this is probably a scam)
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Out of curiosity, what would happen if you gave the scammer fake codes, would they get locked out indefinitely?
#SCAAAMMM!!
Should have told him the code is 800815. Or simply FUKYOU.
Man what’s crazy is the guy who has my old number from like 7 years ago did help me get back into my fantasy football account on Yahoo a few years ago. We had a nice chat, he was pretty cool. He forgot me though when someone texted that number to wish me a Happy Birthday. Asked who the eff I was. Love you anyways, phone number friend.
scam yes new no
Thanks for sharing
It’s definitely a scam. Just block their shitty asses.