However, Google Voice also has a verification process that requires you to enter a code that is sent to your phone number. This is where the scammers come in.

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.

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.

Google Messages gets the QR code key verification feature. However, it is currently in beta, meaning a wide availability ...

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

A report states that a recent Google Messages beta has brought about the company's QR code-based verification keys on Android ...

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 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.

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the person you're communicating with is, in fact, who they say they are, ...

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.