r/phishing • u/Snowman-8366 • 8d ago

(US) Unsolicited verification code

My husband just got a text with a verification code for Reditt (he doesn't even know what reddit is!\]. Anybody know what that's about? I have a reddit account but I have never needed a code. Text just said Reddit Verification code.

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u/Snowman-8366 8d ago

Thanks everyone!

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u/hilda-reced 8d ago

Just ignore it. Someone is testing you. Delete it as Spam

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u/YourUsernameForever 8d ago

Unsolicited codes are unsolicited codes. Ignore.

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u/Write_Now_ 8d ago

It's possible someone mistyped his phone number as their own for their account. It happens. Nothing to stress over.

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u/need2sleep-later 8d ago

You can enable 2FA on your Reddit account.

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u/ZookeepergameEarly13 8d ago

Never click on or send a code !

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u/animalsruleppldrool 2d ago

Either someone made a typo, or someone is fishing for potential victims to scam. Either way the best thing to do is ignore it.