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Temporary phone number for Google account? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago by agavaa@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I need a Google account to sign up for a service I'm interested in, so I want to create a bogus account for that. Problem is I need a phone number to verify it. I obviously don't want to use my actual number, so I tried some of those online temporary number services, but none of them worked. I get different error messages when trying to use them: "Number has been used too many times", "Number can't be used for verification", stuff like that. Do you guys know of a way to get a working number?

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[โ€“] LWD@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What are the chances that your account then gets marked as "insecure" unless Google can effectively figure out who you are?

[โ€“] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'd say the chances are pretty high.