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Re:Tell HN: Need help, locked out of Google account with 10 ... by jefftk on Saturday December 07, 2024 @11:42AM (#42350904)
In this case a big part of the problem seems to be that OP has 2fa enabled but set to a phone number they don't have access to anymore. This is a really tricky situation for any provider to handle.
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Re:Tell HN: Need help, locked out of Google account with 10 ... by jeffbee on Saturday December 07, 2024 @11:54AM (#42350979)
And they moved countries.

This is some of the most suspicious login activity imaginable. Nobody should be surprised if an account gets locked when you repeatedly try to access it from a new country and without your second factor.

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Re:Tell HN: Need help, locked out of Google account with 10 ... by taosx on Saturday December 07, 2024 @12:04PM (#42351048)
Just to clarify, I moved countries in the past, for the last year I've been in the same country for well over a year.
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