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mrsdinno
Community Member

Don't have access to Verified Phone Number / Not receiving security code on my phone

Hi,

The account says it needs to verify my phone number but I am not getting a code to my phone.

 

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

 

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LuiggiR
Moderator
Moderator

Hello Heather,

 

If you need help with your phone number because you're not receiving the code or don't have access to it anymore, we’ll need to ask you to confirm some private account details in order to help you. At Upwork, protecting your privacy is our priority. With this in mind, it would be best if you reach out directly to our support team so they can assist you within a private and secure channel of communication. 

 

To access our support services, it would be best to follow the steps below:
  1. Navigate to the Help Center’s navigation bar and select the “Contact Support” option.
  2. Choose the “Chat with Upwork” option to initiate a conversation with our chatbot.
  3. Type in a question or topic and click “Send.” The chatbot will provide relevant articles related to your question.
We strongly encourage everyone to engage with the chatbot to access the available support options. Asking for assistance directly may not provide sufficient information for the chatbot to be able to assist you appropriately - for example, creating a ticket for you with the right team according to your concern.
~ Luiggi
Upwork

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did it work for u already?

 

Hi Austin,

 

I am sorry you are also not receiving the verification code. I’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will contact you soon to assist.

 

~Ivy
Upwork

Hello Diosdado,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I checked and see that you are already in correspondence with our team on your support ticket. If you need further assistance, I encourage you to follow up with our team on your ticket so that they can assist you. You can access your ticket on this page.

 

~Ivy
Upwork
23a7adb5
Community Member

I tried my cell phone numbers, I couldn't get the verification code, and then I was prompted to change my phone number the maximum number of times.

Hi Allen,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Upwork

Okay. Thanks.

bb5f6879
Community Member

I am having a similar  problem. I just made an account and I am not reciveing my verfication pin via phone.

I went to the Chatbot, did everything it said and tried multiple times. These were my steps:

1) When I signed up for an account, got to slide 10, and it will not send me a verification pin to my phone.
2) I did as instructed from chatbot. I went to my account and passwords. I added a  authenticator app. that worked.
3) I'm still not allowed to do anything, it just goes back to slide 10 and says i need verification pin from phone.

4) I even tried to turn off phone verfication and just have the authenticator on. It still did not work.

 

note: im getting all my messages and calls, and other verfications to my phone. there is nothng wrong with my phone.

 

Please help!

Hi Lana,

 

I am sorry to hear that you are having difficulties verifying your phone number. I saw your post in the community and converted it into a support ticket to give it the attention it deserves. Rest assured that one of our agents will be reaching out to you.

 

~Ivy
Upwork
f3a4fc07
Community Member

Hi there!

I'm not receiving any PINs to my phone in order to post a job. Please assist!

Hi Grace,

 

I am sorry to learn that you are having trouble receiving the PIN or code to your phone. I’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket, and one of our agents will contact you soon to assist.

 

~Ivy
Upwork
f5f01d12
Community Member

Hello,

 

I am trying to finish creating my freelancer profile, but I am running into a frustrating issue. I tried using the chat feature and have searched high and low for a way to contact customer support - why are there no avenues for this?

 

The recaptcha loaded and worked correctly one time, allowing the phone verification box to appear. I had to close the box due to my phone being on the charger in another room. Once my phone was charged, I tried to send the verification code code again, however nothing happens because I am unable to verify that I am not a robot as the recaptcha does not appear on the page at all. I have tried three different browsers + both browsers on my phone. I have cleared cache and cookies. Closed all browsers. Logged out and back in. Nothing is working.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Hi Shelby,

 

I am sorry to hear about the trouble experienced while creating your profile and reaching our support team for assistance. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Upwork
595cda02
Community Member

when I click to apply to a job, the system asks me to enter a phone number so that it can send me a verification code. When I use the phone number with which I created the account, I get the error, "you've attempted to change your PIN too many times". And when I use a different phone number, I get the error, "you attempted to change your phone number too many times. Please contact support"

 

I've explained this issue to the chatbot and couldn't get past "enable 2-factor authentication with an app" -- it did not solve my problem.


Thank you

Hi Anthony,

 

I am sorry to learn that you are encountering an issue when trying to verify your phone number and we appreciate your feedback about the experience you had with the chatbot. I’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

 

~Ivy
Upwork
f36b53fe
Community Member

Trying to post a job but I'm stuck at the verify OTP section, I have been trying for the past week and I never receive the OTP.

Hi Derek,

 

I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Upwork
c002c776
Community Member

I attempted to apply for a job on Upwork, but encountered an issue during the phone number verification process. I haven't been able to receive the 5-digit PIN. Could you please assist me with this issue?

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

Hello Michele,

 

I am sorry to learn that you are encountering an issue when trying to verify your phone number. I’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

 

~Ivy
Upwork
bcf61213
Community Member

Hello everyone,

I've been having trouble verifying my phone number on Upwork for the past few days. I've tried multiple times to verify it in order to post a job, but without success. I simply don't receive any verification message back from Upwork when I press "Send code" although I can clearly see that the phone number is correct.

Has anyone else experienced this or knows how to resolve it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your responses!

Hi Matthieu,

 

I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Upwork
4fd1e8f5
Community Member

I have an old account, for which I know the user name and the current password, and cell phone, but not the email address. When I login to this old account with the U/N and P/W I am notified that my password has been compromised, and presented with a button to change it.  When I click the button to update my password, I receive notification that an email with a reset link has been sent to the email address associated with my account. 

 

Well, whatever the email address is, I no longer have access to it and so am unable to reset the password, which is important because my "current" Upwork account cannot be verified, which is important because I have work to do and need to be able to post a job!  Sorry, but seriously, this is way too difficult because AI can't understand what I'm talking about, and Upwork doesn't have human support to contact 😞  Anyway, my cellphone (I only have one) is apparently already associated to another account on Upwork to which I have no access, and this is not allowed by Upworks system.  

 

Can someone please tell me how I can get a new account set up with my (single, solitary) cell phone number that already in use on a different old account that I cannot access?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

-How

Howard M

Hi Howard,

I’m sorry to learn you weren’t able to contact the Upwork Support Team directly, or file a ticket after interacting with the chatbot for your issue. I have shared your post to a support ticket to look into this for you. One of our agents will be in touch with you to assist. 

~Ronna
4fd1e8f5
Community Member

Thank you, Ronna!  I'm excited to get this resolved and get to work  🙂

Howard M
7616f6df
Community Member

Hi,

 

I can't post any jobs because of this issue. I tried multiples times with the correct number and it dosen't work.

 

Thank you for your help.

Hi Youcef,

Thank you for sharing your concern. I have shared your post to a support ticket to look into this for you. The handling team will reach out to you on the ticket to assist you accordingly.

~Ronna
7616f6df
Community Member

Thank you for your quickness ! 

nominoo
Community Member

Hello,

 

My mobile number and country are correct yet I'm not receiving the security code via SMS that is required to submit job postings as a client.

Hello Naomi,

 

I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Upwork
831df837
Community Member

Hi,

 

I cannot send proposals as they redirect me to the phone verification, and the sms is never arriving. The chat says there is an instability with OTP, but I've been trying since yesterday. 

I checked and my number is ok and receiving other sms. I have connects, I'm a new profile.

 

how can I open a ticket? Is there another way of verification? The chat enters a loop and does not solve. 

 

Thank you!

Hi Andressa,

 

I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Upwork
50499504
Community Member

I want to post a job but i don't receive OTP back from upwork.

Hi Ryan,

 

I have shared your post to a support ticket to look into this for you. The handling team will reach out to you on the ticket to assist you accordingly.

 

~Ronna
245c322d
Community Member

Hi I am faceing such an issue it is that I can not complete my profile because it did not send me the text verification  and even after chating with this bot I still did not get anywere (it told me to try password & security and it still did not help) is there any way I can complete my profile so that I can start finding a job?

Thank you

Hello Norman,

Have you contacted the help center? Have you tried to do this process again?

Try contacting the help center, you may have entered the phone number incorrctly for some reason.

I tried to do this a few times. I even waited a day to try this again but
it keeps saying that it has sent me the text already.
The help center does not have this question there.
I chatted with the bot but the bot just told me to try it thru my account
settings security and passwords but unfortunately there was no way I was
able to get it work
Thank you for trying to help

Hi Norman,

 

I’m sorry to learn you weren’t able to contact the Upwork Support Team directly, or file a ticket after interacting with the chatbot. I have shared your post to a support ticket to look into this for you. The handling team will reach out to you on the ticket to assist you accordingly.

 

~Ronna
6fe19a68
Community Member

I can't get any verification code. I have also tried different numbers, and now it say that number of number changing attemppts has exceeded the limit

Hi Igor,

 

Thank you for sharing your concern. I have converted your community post into a support ticket to give it the attention it deserves. Rest assured that one of our agents will be reaching out to you to assist accordingly.

 

~Ronna
5eebf628
Community Member

Hi,

 

Impossible to reach anyone at your company. please open a ticket for my account, I cant use my phone number.

yes

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