I tried logging onto Blogger on Monday but couldn't because my Google account was apparently disabled - I balked at giving Google my phone number to send a verification code; but felt like I was being scammed when they wanted credit card information in an e-mail sent to me after I'd already answered some questions like when I first started using Google and some of their services [Docs, Blogger, Picasa, et al].
I started to panic when I realized there might not be a 'quick fix,' I might not ever get my Google account back and my blogging on Card Buzz maybe lost forever - I caved in to send my phone number and within a few minutes, an automated call was made to my phone with a verification code...there was my quick fix...
After entering the verification code with my user name / password, it looks like my account intact - though I don't know what caused the 'suspicious activity,' so I went ahead and changed my password.
The same thing happened to me, but I didn't give them my number. I just closed the window and started over and didn't get the message again. I think it's Google phishing for more information to sell.
ReplyDeleteI've had it happen twice to me.
ReplyDeleteI had one of those adsense accounts but it was disabled.
Have no idea why or what caused it but I do remember seeing a balance of $0.02 in there.
I must have click on my own crap or something. Besides, it made my blog look spammy.
I could use that two cents now.