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my gmail account got added as recovery to someone else without my permission?

i got this email from google "Verify your Google Account contact email address" at 4:14pm, saying "If you didn't add [email protected] to your Google Account, ignore this email ...
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How do I report a phone number and email address that I do not own and is preventing me from adding a new account to my Gmail? [duplicate]

I'm trying to add a new Gmail address to my Google Gmail. After entering the Gmail address, I'm prompted to enter password of course. When I click on "forgot password" , I'm being offered a ...
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My Google and phone was hacked [duplicate]

My Gmail account was hacked. And everytime I create a new account it was always been hacked. I just saw odd Google app in my phone, Like accounts.google.com thing. So I assume someone stole my phone ...
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My Primary Google Email Address Has been Taken Over [closed]

My primary Google email address has been hacked. Someone, somehow, added an email address to my Google account. I was quick enough to access my account and remove it. My problem now is, that I now no ...
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Does Google Account Recovery ever require BOTH a working recovery email and working recovery phone number?

Some members of Google Account community believed that: Without BOTH a current recovery email AND a current phone number, previously set up in the account, (both must be accessible and up to date), ...
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Other users are no longer able to verify our Google account using SMS

I use a Google account for my association that several of us use. For several years, everything had been working fine. But recently, other users can't click on their phone number to review their code ...
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Browser doesn't stay signed into Google when logged in using GMail app confirmation

I have a case where I have a forgotten the password to my main Google account. I can signin by following these steps: Type in username. Click "Forgot password?". Switch to the GMail app for ...
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Does initiating Google account recovery immediately log you out of logged-in Gmail accounts?

I plan to initiate Google account recovery, but I'm still logged in to Gmail on my older model iPad and my iPhone. Will initiating account recovery immediately log me out of Gmail on my iPad and ...
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How do I recover access to my account?

I have a Google account with its recovery address set to a Yahoo address. Both of my Google and Yahoo accounts were hacked, and I can't login because the passwords no longer work. I have tried ...
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How to recover Google account if you lose your phone number? [duplicate]

I tried to log in to my Google account but after typing in the correct email and password, Google demands me to enter SMS code sent to my phone number attached to the account. However, I already lost ...
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How to recover gmail account without password? [duplicate]

I've changed one of the gmail passwords of one of my accounts and since forgotten it. I have tried using an old password and Google says that I have changed it. I have acess to gmail on my phone from ...
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Cannot complete Google's "Verify your account" with SMS

I'm trying to verify my account as: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/114129?hl=en Now, I can login to gmail and send and receive messages. However, I cannot update the verification phone ...
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Is it impossible to access old Google accounts even with access to all credentials (no 2FA set up)?

I have two old Google/Gmail accounts which I haven’t used in a long time. I’ve been trying to log into them again on several occasions over the past few months (even using different browsers), without ...
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Google account recovery when hacker has added their phone [duplicate]

About 15 minutes ago someone managed to log in to my gmail account, and then added their phone number. I tried to follow the suggested steps but the problem is when it gets to the recovery part google ...
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How to identify the Super Admin email of your GoogleApps

Our network guy left sometime ago, covid n all. He never told us which/what email was the super admin in our org. been over 5 months now. We are trying to add new users, how can we add new users to ...
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Help me get back into my account [duplicate]

My old phone was lost or stolen so I'm trying to log into my Google account from a different phone but I dont remember my pass word and I didnt have a recovery email..I tried to use my girlfriends ...
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Is it safe to sync passwords that have been deleted on another device?

A little while ago, I deleted my passwords in Google Chrome, thinking that this would only apply to that particular device. Unfortunately, I found that this action had been synced to all devices, ...
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Is it possible to access a Google account using a recovery address without changing the password?

I realized that the password of one of my Google accounts has probably been compromised for more than a year or so. I already changed the password of that account, however I am worried about other ...
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Recovering an ancient YouTube account

I have a YouTube account that dates from at least 2011, before the Google Accounts were fully integrated. I know the username and the email address, but not the password. Here's where it gets tricky....
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How do I recover my email account [duplicate]

I need help recovering my old accounts and I have a bunch to find and I've tried looking up by phone number and it didn't work
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how do I recover my previous google account? [duplicate]

Out of desparation I opened a new google account an hour ago because I was getting nowhere trying to recover my old one which worked fine yesterday
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Lost phone contacts after deleting Gmail acount

How can I restore my Gmail account once I've deleted it and it's been almost a month since I deleted from my iPhone 10? I have lost most of my important contacts and no other way to recover
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How can I get Google account recovery to recognize an email address with periods?

Okay so I have two Gmail accounts: one is for business and one is for personal use. Let's just say my business account is [email protected], and my personal is [email protected]. These are all old ...
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How can I get back a Gmail account I deleted forever 10 days ago?

10 days ago I deleted forever by mistake a Gmail account that I need to recover (in the next couple of days). Is this doable? And if yes, how?
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Maximum number of Google accounts using the same mobile number

I have created a few Google(Gmail) accounts for separate purposes. I often provide my primary Gmail account and my (only) mobile number as the recovery email and phone number. My concern is that at ...
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How do I make a Google account my default when I can't sign out of other accounts?

My school blocked the thing where we can switch our accounts (although I found a way to sign in to my other accounts) and I hate having to change my account every time I want to do something. How do I ...
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Locked out of Gmail account/I have tried too many times [duplicate]

I have been locked out my Gmail account for the last 36 hours because Google complains that I have tried to log in too many ways. I have three different devices home so that would stand a recently yes....
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1 answer
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Have lost all Google information to allow me to sign into my Google accounts [duplicate]

Have been trying to login to my accounts and not able to as I have forgotten all emails, passwords, username and how I sign up as per name. Have no idea estimated (date) when I signed up but has been ...
Margaret's user avatar
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1 answer
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How do I recover my Gmail account without using two-step verification? [duplicate]

Two-step verification is turned on and I can't get in to my Google account. How can I recover my account?
Greg Jones's user avatar
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1 answer
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Accessing my Gmail account without going through Google sign in and not remember password [duplicate]

I cannot access my Gmail account inbox Access please help me
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1 answer
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Reopening a deleted Gmail account

How can I retrieve a deleted account? I used it a few years ago. I can remember the e-mail but not the password. When I tried to enter a certain password which I used (as far as I remember) it says: ...
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What to do if my Google account has been compromised?

I have been getting alerts on emails that I have never sent. And when I look in to it further it shows a Facebook or Google+ group. Are there steps that can be taken to recover my account?
tina brousseau's user avatar
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How can I restore my deleted Google Account and how long before it is gone forever?

My account was hacked into and deleted just today (I know who did it because this person forced me to give them the password) because this person believes it is not safe for me to have this account, ...
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How can I gain access to my Gmail account with my password but without a recovery phone number or email?

I know my Gmail username and password. I don't have any recovery phone number or email. I recently moved to another location within the United States and Gmail won't let me access my account: I tried:...
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Two Gmail accounts exist with same email id

Two weeks ago I created a Gmail account with id [email protected] in my Chrome browser. I was able to login to the account from the same browser but when I tried to login using a different browser or ...
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Please help me to get my original account [duplicate]

I was trying to re-do recover my Gmail account; I now have two Gmail accounts. I'd really like my first original one back, as I have business cards using the first Gmail account. Can you help me on if ...
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I cannot re-create Gmail account

I have deleted my Gmail account because I wanted to have a dot inside but forgot to. Now it does not allow me to add new email with dot there because it recognizes the mail with dot as same as the ...
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2 answers
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Can someone irreversibly delete a Google account by one successful login?

Someone seems to have guessed (or otherwise obtained) my Google password, as I received two e-mails to my alternative (non-Google) e-mail account which I provided to Google. One was about a sign-in ...
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Recover cleared passwords from your Google account

Yesterday I cleared all my personal info from my laptop before sending it off to the menders for them to install a new keyboard and look at an issue with over-heating. Today I logged into my desktop ...
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Reopen previously deleted Google account

I closed one Gmail account and opened another. I foolishly deleted everything from previous account. I now need information of a transaction I made. Can I reopen previous account and recover emails?
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-3 votes
2 answers
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Old Gmail account cannot be accessed [duplicate]

Years ago, I created a Gmail account. I no longer have the user or password information, and my primary email account has changed. Can I recover this?
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Recover password while logged in on iPhone [duplicate]

I am in a quite a chicken and egg situation with my Gmail account: I forgot my password so I can't access from desktop. I am logged in on my iPhone Gmail app. The phone number is not related to the ...
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I can't get in to my Google+ account; I don't know what email I used

I made a Google Plus account for my business a few years ago and now I need to edit it. I tried all my Gmail accounts to retrieve it, yet none of them work. How can I find the correct email used to ...
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I forgot my username and password [duplicate]

I have forgot the username and password, how to reset for all even though I enter the back up email
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-6 votes
1 answer
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Forgot passwords due to water damage [duplicate]

I just replaced my phone from water damage and forgot my Gmail and Facebook passwords. How do I retrieve them?
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1 answer
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How to recover Google Account when I only have my email address and a YouTube Name? [duplicate]

I had a Google Account that I used roughly 6 or 7 years ago for PlayStation Store Purchases. Since I am trying to recover my account on PlayStation Network (PSN) I am now looking for that Google ...
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How to recover a Picasa account username [duplicate]

Don’t ask me how, but I forgot my Picasa username and password. I don’t have the details on my Gmail either. I have searched high and low to check if there is any way of recovering my username of ...
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"Something seems a bit different about the way you're trying to sign in" to Gmail

I'm trying to log in to a very old Gmail account of mine. When I enter the correct password, I'm taken to a page that says: Something seems a bit different about the way you're trying to sign in. ...
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Forgot my Gmail Password,alternate id is not accessible and no mobile No [duplicate]

I forgot my gmail password and my alternate id is also not accessible. I haven't provided my mobile number. Now am not able to access mail and facebook account. How can I reset my gmail password. I ...
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Can't get into my Gmail account [duplicate]

Because of messages I received about the mail server being insecure, I was told to change my password. This I did with relative ease, got a "verification code" to use, went through two or three steps ...
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