Hmmh, I guess I misunderstood the described scam. I thought that the Google account code was for the victim's Google account, but if it was for a brand new Goog

Hmmh, I guess I misunderstood the described scam. I thought that the Google account code was for the victim's Google account, but if it was for a brand new Google account then I agree with you it's not _that_ serious. Although, if they register a Google account with my phone number and then use the account for illicit purposes and get the account banned, it's very very likely that Google will also ban my main account. So there is some real damage that is likely to come for people who fall for this scam.