Why is Google sending me OTP?

There are two reasons why you could be getting codes sent to your phone when you have not requested them: Someone who knows your username and password is attempting to sign in – and failing because he/she cannot receive a code because it is delivered to your phone. Thus your account is safe.

Does Gmail show attempted logins?

View the user login attempts report Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com). Dashboard. To see Security on the Home page, you might have to click More controls at the bottom. In the bottom-right corner of the User login attempts panel, click View Report.

Do you get alerts from Google that someone knows your password?

It had the subject ‘Critical security alert’ and the body said in part ‘Google has become aware that someone else knows your password, and we’ve taken steps to protect your account. ‘ Apparently these are legitimate, and I’ve confirmed the links and message headers don’t look like a phishing attempt.

How do I delete my Gmail login history?

Delete other activity saved to your account

1. On your computer, go to myactivity.google.com.
2. Above your activity, in the search bar, click More. Other Google Activity.
3. From here you can: Delete certain activity. Below the activity, click Delete Delete.

How do I find the IP address of an email sender in Gmail?

Open the message in Gmail, click on More – > Show Original and search for the line “Received: from “ – it may have the IP address of the sender that you can map to a physical location with the help of Wolfram Alpha.

Why did I randomly receive Google verification code?

The Google account the verification code is either: to log into the mobile users account where they already have the username and password; or. to create a new account linked to that phone number, if they are trying to create an account that cannot be traced back to them, normally for scamming or spam.