Here's how it works. Scammers target people who post things for sale on sites like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.If the scammer enters the code on the signup page, and the personal number used qualifies, Google issues a Google Voice number to the scammer. Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a Consumer Alert warning Floridians about a Google Voice scam that appears to be on the rise. The scam where you tell them the verification code that gets sent to your number? Criminals have developed elaborate scams tricking you into giving them multifactor authentication codes so they can gain access to your account. Fraudsters will sign their targets up for Google Voice to access their verification code and hijack the account and personal information. Google Voice scams occur when fraudsters link a Google Voice number to your phone number. All they need is a unique verification code that they get from you. Once a password reset link is sent via email it requires receiving a text message for verification.