Gmail Account suspended for no reason???

[xenix]

seriously it's getting out of control ,i see lately lot of people moving to protonmail

[kirkland]

Bumping this, I've been seeing this on a few of my own accounts recently as well. Anyone else seen an increase?

[MM78]

Nope, have never had a gmail get suspended.....what the hell you people doing with these gmails?

[dallis]

Kirkland usually seems pretty solid. I'd like to know too, I have lots and lots of gmails.

What've you been doing on your email, dude?

[SaiJin]

Hmmm.... this sounds really serious. I have never had any kind of emails suspended in my life literally.

Is there like a notification on why your account was suspended?

[kirkland]

I should clarify. It was not suspended, BUT, they asked me for phone number for verification to access my account... which effectively bars me from the account, as I no longer have access to the #. Maybe I should try setting up security questions next time. Sorry about not clarifying, but its still strange to me.

Originally Posted by dallis

Kirkland usually seems pretty solid. I'd like to know too, I have lots and lots of gmails.

What've you been doing on your email, dude?

So far, 2 gmails have fallen, and both times it has happened when I responded to an eBay buyer message from my email. This email is generally accessed through 2 accounts... the one I use for the associated eBay, and my home IP which I use to log onto my gmail accounts if I just want to be quick (always via separate user accounts). In both cases the email was sent from my home IP.

I don't know what about this action triggers "suspicious activity", but it's the only constant I can think of. Maybe there are other factors.

[Gladiator]

Originally Posted by MM78

Nope, have never had a gmail get suspended.....what the hell you people doing with these gmails?

That's what I was wondering. I got tons of gmail accounts, never crossed my mind that they'd be banned. What about multiple person households or people who change emails? That'd be kinda...odd to just outright shut them down.

Kirkland, if it's the number thing, I get that a lot when swapping my devices. No issues since I have the phone they are attached to.

[empirestate]

Originally Posted by xenix

seriously it's getting out of control ,i see lately lot of people moving to protonmail

Protonmail doesn't have GV.. sadly..
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[dallis]

Once in a while I have to confirm my recovery email address or recovery phone number when I log in from a new device, but why don't you just use an option you do have the info for?

They give you 3-4 choices.

[kirkland]

Usually I just rush through registration and forgo all those recovery options. I will start adding backup security options from now on.

For the record, it wasn’t a new device at all. Same Mac user account, same browser, etc. Just diff IP... maybe I’ll run some tests to see if I can pinpoint it

[dallis]

Well, I know they often regard a different user account as a 'different device', which is sensible, that's the goal of a different UA, right?

Sometimes, though, they seem to just be triggered by a different IP, or if the account hasn't been logged into for a while.