In an alarming new wave of cybercrime, the familiar ring of your phone could mark the beginning of a sophisticated digital trap. AI voice scammers are now relentlessly targeting Gmail users, deploying ...

The fraudsters lie about what the code is for.Once they get that verification code, they use it to set up the Google Voice account linked to your number.

Verification code scams have been around as long as verification codes themselves, and the Google Voice scam specifically is one that refuses to fully go away – likely because it’s so easy to fall ...

The primary tip-off that someone is trying to pull a Google Voice verification code scam is that they tell you they are going to send a code to your phone and ask you to read it or text it to them.

Scammers have always adapted with the times, but AI voice cloning is pushing things to a new, and seriously unsettling level.

A Better Business Bureau spokesperson says the scam takes advantage of desperate people trying to make a bit of money selling items online.

Sadly, there's not a lot you can do about this scam attempt, other than knowing its out there and using caution when anyone contacts you with a request involving Google Voice verification codes.

The Google Voice scam is a growing threat to consumers as the Identity Theft Resource Center reported nearly 4,000 complaints about the scam in 2021.

Google has recently updated the step victims of the Google Voice scam can take to disconnect their number from a scammer's account.

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