It is risky to receive verification codes for no reason.

It is definitely dangerous if your phone keeps receiving verification codes. It may be that you gave a negative review on a certain shopping platform, and the other party used computer software to log in to major platforms with your mobile phone number and sent you a verification code. Or it may be a scammer who used your mobile phone number to log in to an APP. The verification code was sent to you, so don’t worry about it. Don’t tell anyone the verification code. There is no danger. Also, don’t click on the link in the text message easily.

If you simply receive one or more mobile phone verification codes, there is generally no risk. However, it should be noted that if there is a virus or Trojan horse in the mobile phone, the Trojan horse may log into the software in the user's mobile phone through the received verification code and then steal information or money. But this chance is extremely low. Most mobile phones come with built-in protection software and their permissions are strictly restricted. The risk of being stolen is almost zero, so don’t worry too much.

Reasons for receiving the verification code

1. Due to misoperation, the mobile phone numbers are next to each other. There are many mobile phone users in China. If a user makes a mistake when registering or logging in to an account on some platforms, and the wrong account happens to be his or her own, then he or she will receive a verification code, which is normal.

2. Due to the leakage of personal information. In the era of big data, the leakage of personal information has become the norm, especially this semi-public mobile phone number information. Some marketing companies will specifically collect this kind of information and then send spam messages through software, including verification codes. This is normal. As long as you don't reply or click on the link, there is no risk.

3. In order to retaliate maliciously, there is a software called "call you to death" on the Internet. As long as the user fills in any mobile phone number into the software, the software will automatically register each platform account using the entered mobile phone number, and the user of the mobile phone number will receive one or more account verification code information. It is often used by online stores to retaliate against buyers who leave bad reviews, but this method can at most cause some trouble and does not carry any risks.