Federal investigators say fraudsters are finding contact information online to launch Google verification code scams. News5 uncovers how it works and why you should never share a verification code.

The FBI is seeing so much activity around malicious Google Voice activity, where victims are associated with fraudulent virtual phone numbers, that it sent out an alert this week.

Enter the phone number you want to remove from Google Voice on the take your number back page and click "Send the code." It will send a verification code to your phone via text message.

Then they try to convince you to share your Google verification code in order to attach your phone number to a Google Voice account.

The scammer will propose the target send a Google verification code to prove legitimacy. The scammer will then use the code to set up a Google Voice number linked to the victim’s phone.

The other option is to receive a voice call from Google with your verification code. At this point, choose the option which is most convenient for you and Google will send you the verification code.

If there’s one constant among scammers, it’s that they’re always coming up with new schemes, like the Google Voice verification scam. Have you heard about it? Here’s how it works.

The police department said after the Google Voice set up is complete, further scams can be committed. The PSLPD advised to never give out your Google verification code.

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