What does this mean? (Facebook)

[pawsnizzy]

I use FB very occasionally, and this has appeared - the email address that they are trying to quote is unknown to me, but until I acknowlege is, I can't log on

Anybody got any clue?

 

[Tangledfeet]

Because you haven't been on it for a while it is asking for verification of your identity so it has sent a code to either the email address you have registered with Facebook - or a text message to your registered phone number.

No bad thing, its for your own security.

 

[ajlelectronics]

No bad thing, its for your own security.

To which my usual response is: " I am a big boy now, I can get dressed, wipe myself and feed myself. I do NOT need a nanny".

 

[pawsnizzy]

Because you haven't been on it for a while it is asking for verification of your identity so it has sent a code to either the email address you have registered with Facebook - or a text message to your registered phone number.

No bad thing, its for your own security.

I'd worked that out for myself, but that's not anything like the email I used (I keep a log of ALL details like that)

 

[Beanwood]

Or someone has already hacked your account and changed the email address?

 

[optima21]

To which my usual response is: " I am a big boy now, I can get dressed, wipe myself and feed myself. I do NOT need a nanny".

I've never seen that as an option for verification

 

[skotl]

I expect it’s spam - just report it to Facebook and then ignore it.

 

[pawsnizzy]

I expect it’s spam - just report it to Facebook and then ignore it.

But I can't log-on until I can access this email, which isn't mine

 

[jimbo84]

With two step verification there’s usually an option to send a code to a mobile number instead of an email address, does it give you that option?

If it isn’t the email you registered with and is unknown to you it suggests the account has been hacked and they’ve changed your email.

What happens if you select forgotten password, does that give you an option to send reset instructions/code to your original email.

 

[gaz1]

With two step verification there’s usually an option to send a code to a mobile number instead of an email address, does it give you that option?

If it isn’t the email you registered with and is unknown to you it suggests the account has been hacked and they’ve changed your email.

What happens if you select forgotten password, does that give you an option to send reset instructions/code to your original email.

password reset will go to the registered email on the account so if not your email address thats where it will go

as goes for hacked account well thats possible but its more down to careless owner

auto log into the account
mobile phone auto logged in
passwords left visable for others to see

same passwords used on multi accounts

as goes for occasional user are you bothered being unable to log into the account

as goes for me there more than welcome to take over my old fb account i dont use it havent done in years and theres nothing on the account anyway

my main concern here would be my email addresses

 

[jsf55]

have a look in your spam folder if it hasn't been mentioned

 

[pawsnizzy]

With two step verification there’s usually an option to send a code to a mobile number instead of an email address, does it give you that option?

If it isn’t the email you registered with and is unknown to you it suggests the account has been hacked and they’ve changed your email.

What happens if you select forgotten password, does that give you an option to send reset instructions/code to your original email.

No other options

 

[Tom O]

To which my usual response is: " I am a big boy now, I can get dressed, wipe myself and feed myself. I do NOT need a nanny".

What if she is really really cute?

 

[Tom O]

Does your computer allow you to turn the computer to a previous date using recovery I think.

 

[Jack_K]

It should be obvious but I always need to check the obvious, you do realise that the **** symbols are just hiding the real characters of the address. The address it's sent to doesn't actually contain "*****"

 

[pawsnizzy]

It should be obvious but I always need to check the obvious, you do realise that the **** symbols are just hiding the real characters of the address. The address it's sent to doesn't actually contain "*****"

Yes,I had realised that

 

[pawsnizzy]

FB now binned off - more trouble than it's worth