No one should ever ask you for a six-digit verification code — not a stranger on social media, not tech support, not even your bank. If someone does, end the conversation and block their number.

Never give a verification code to a stranger. No one should ever ask you for a six-digit verification code — not a stranger on social media, not tech support, not even your bank.

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.

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.

Now, Google is planning to phase out SMS-based verification completely for Gmail (and with it, Google account) authentication. “Just like we want to move past passwords with the use of things ...

If this isn’t an option, skip ahead. At Google, for instance, you go to myaccount.google.com, click Security > 2-Step Verification; you may be prompted to authenticate.

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.