My Telegram account is gone qoq

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rt, yesterday I checked for any messages as usual, but I saw a bunch of messages from the official bot. Then I opened them and saw this:

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Someone had been repeatedly trying to log in to my account and even reset it.
The phone number linked to the account was bought through an API at the time, and that link expired ages ago. Trying to change the phone number was useless too (I never received the code).
I could cry :ac46: I’ve had this account for two years.

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Switching accounts is such a hassle. My bots and pretty much all my other services were created under this account.

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If the appeal is rejected, then it’s over.

From now on, don’t do anything else with the main account.

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You still need your own overseas mobile number, after all.

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No, just go to the two-step verification section, enter your password, and it’ll be disabled.

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As shown, it’s the same as your situation.

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After buying a phone number and registering, first log in on your own two devices—ideally one phone and one computer. Then set a PIN and enable two-step verification, and add your email address. On the devices page, log out all devices you don’t recognize. That way, even if someone has the original phone number, they still can’t take over the account. To log in, they’ll need either the PIN, a verification code sent to your email, or a code received on your phone or computer.

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Mm-hmm, I learned something.

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The link in this image 我的telegram账号没了qoq - #7，来自 buzhidao10068 won’t open. For two-step verification, just enter the password and it’ll be fine.

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Sorry, I didn’t understand. Do I enter the password under two-step verification?

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Just getting to this page should do it. I guess the reset has been lifted. This is what my account looks like—if it still gets reset, forget I said anything :sob:

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Let’s check again in seven days. If it gets reset, I won’t know what to do either. :ac46:

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Change the 2FA password and login email. It won’t be deleted immediately after 7 days, but the next time the phone number owner requests account cancellation, it will be canceled immediately, with no further 7-day waiting period.

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If you can change your phone number, quickly link a new one.

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I can’t receive the verification code, and I don’t know why.

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How did someone else mess it up? Share what happened so we can learn from it!

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If you can’t change the linked account, change the two-factor authentication password and email as well. Maybe it won’t reset after seven days.

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How do I link 2FA and an email in TG?

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Basically, the phone number I purchased had expired, and then someone else requested a reset.