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No matter what the story is, don’t share your Google Voice verification code - or any verification code - with someone if you didn’t contact them first. If you gave someone a Google Voice verification code follow these steps from Google to reclaim your number. If they get enough of your information, they could pretend to be you to access your accounts or open new accounts in your name. Sometimes these scammers are after a Google Voice verification code and other information about you. So, what’s the harm? The scammer might use that number to rip off other people and conceal their identity. (Google Voice gives you a phone number that you can use to make calls or send text messages from a web browser or a mobile device.) If you give them the verification code, they’ll try to use it to create a Google Voice number linked to your phone number.

They send you a text message with a Google Voice verification code and ask you for that code. Or they might say they want to verify that you’re the pet’s true owner. They might say they’ve heard about fake online listings and want to verify that you’re a real person. But before they commit to buying your item, or returning your pet, they feign hesitation. The scammers contact you and say they want to buy the item you’re selling - or that they found your pet. They also prey on people who post looking for help finding their lost pet. Scammers target people who post things for sale on sites like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.

Have you heard about it? Here’s how it works. If there’s one constant among scammers, it’s that they’re always coming up with new schemes, like the Google Voice verification scam. It’s Cyber Security Awareness month, so the tricks scammers use to steal our personal information are on our minds.

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REVISED: The combination of these two elements weakens the argument.

Example: It is the combination of these two elements that makes the argument weak.

Using forms of to be (e.g., is, are, was, were) leads to wordiness.

PASSIVE VOICE: Thomas Jefferson’s support of the new Constitution was documented in a letter to James Madison.ĪCTIVE VOICE: Thomas Jefferson documented his support of the new Constitution in a letter to James Madison.

PASSIVE VOICE: On April 19, 1775, arms were seized by British soldiers at Concord, precipitating the American Revolution.ĪCTIVE VOICE: On April 19, 1775, British soldiers seized arms at Concord, precipitating the American Revolution.

PASSIVE VOICE: My first trip abroad is one I will always remember.ĪCTIVE VOICE: I will always remember my first trip abroad.

PASSIVE VOICE: My first trip abroad will always be remembered by me.

To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who or what performs the action, and use that person or thing as the subject of the sentence. Passive voice often creates unclear, less direct, wordy sentences, whereas active voice creates clearer, more concise sentences. In contrast, active voice produces a sentence in which the subject performs an action. Passive voice produces a sentence in which the subject receives an action. In most instances, put the verb in the active voice rather than in the passive voice.

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