But you may be getting such text messages without your asking for them.

What does it mean when you get a facebook confirmation code text. If you didnt receive the code from Facebook to confirm your mobile phone number try these steps. My father called me saying he got a text message from facebook that said six digit I your confirmation code. The scammer sends your a text message from their personal phone number posing as Google requesting you to text back the six-digit code.

Hes currently away and has used Facebook in about a week. If the warning you received is legitimate therell be a copy of it in your Facebook. This is a critical case and the only way you can recover your account is by reporting your account to Facebook Support center.

Well yes indeed it could be a fraud and an attempt to hack your Facebook account. Facebook sends such a code to your registered mobile phone when you use options like Forgot Password. If youve turned on two-factor authentication there are several ways you can get your security code or approve your login attempt.

You need it for first login or account recovery It is used to verify that you actually can receive messages on the phone number. I changed my passwords pretty recently about a month ago. You will get a code that you have to enter into a login screen that is already open in your browser so sending links would make no sense.

About a week ago out of the blue around 2AM my time I got a text message saying Your Messenger verification code is G-. With a security code from a third party app. Texts from Facebook will come from a four.

Code Generator is a security feature for your Facebook app used with two-factor authentication. For now the problem is another reason to consider using a code generator app rather than text for two-factor authentication. Facebook has put a lot of effort into its own Messenger service and of course knows your email address so the odds that the company would send you a text message at all is pretty darn low.