topic Re: Google Messenger in Tech Help - Software/Hardware etc

Google Messenger

Anonymous — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:30:08 GMT

Can anyone help me with a problem I have

Every morning at between 0830 and 0930 for the last few weeks I receive a text from Google " Your Messenger verification code is G - ###### "

The problem is I don't use Google Messenger ( don't really know what it is ) and therefore not asked for a code

Any ideas how to stop the texts I only receive a message once per day

Re: Google Messenger

Bogbody — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:46:07 GMT

I suspect someone has mistyped their email address in such a way that it matches yours. Therefore you are getting their verification codes and they of course keep re-trying.
I've just googled " google messemger verification code". Lots of info.
Some has either entered a wrong phone number, mistyped their email address or is p##sing about.
What can you do ? Not much I'm afraid. They might eventualy discover their mistake .... maybe?

Re: Google Messenger

Anonymous — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:45:38 GMT

Hi Bogbody ,

Its a text message on my mobile phone not an email and I only get one text a day in the morning

I would have thought if someone had entered my mobile number in error I would get the texts all day

Re: Google Messenger

Bogbody — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:47:45 GMT

At that time in the morning they could be setting up Google Messenger and not know/care its going wrong !!
🙂

Re: Google Messenger

dvorak — Sun, 03 May 2020 17:45:09 GMT

Moderators Note

This topic has been moved from Mobile to Tech Help

Re: Google Messenger

7up — Mon, 04 May 2020 17:07:35 GMT

IF your phone is android and modern enough report the sender of the text as spam. Hopefully that'll get google's attention.