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Last updated: 5 August 2017

I am Getting Facebook Password Reset Code by SMS Text Message

November 20, 2014 By Lalit Kumar 42 Comments

If you’re repeatedly receiving text message, SMS, phone calls giving you the Facebook password reset code, you should be alert! Someone may be trying to hack your FB account.




Safety and security of your Facebook account and information is very important. Facebook is the world’s largest online social network. You may be using it to put all kinds of personal information up there for easy access. Also, after a while Facebook becomes a world in itself because of so many friends and conversations. In fact people sometimes may feel addicted to Facebook. In such circumstances, it is important that you keep your Facebook password very safe.

The other day a TechWelkin reader asked me, “I am receiving repeated SMS text messages on my mobile phone. The message asks me to reset my Facebook password. But I never asked Facebook to change or reset my password. Do you think it is a fraud?”

Well, yes, indeed it could be a fraud and an attempt to hack your Facebook account.

You may also have got SMS or text messages giving you Facebook password reset code. Facebook sends such a code to your registered mobile phone when you use options like Forgot Password. But you may be getting such text messages without your asking for them!

Online Safety is very important. You must be careful about it.

Online Safety is very important. You must be careful about it.

My reader who asked the above question has shared with me such an SMS. The text is like given below:

###### is your Facebook Password reset code, or reset your password here: (https: // fb. com /…………… ). To reply send SMS to ############

Why you’re getting SMS containing a Facebook Password reset code?

Assuming you’ve not made a request to reset your Facebook password, all other possibilities are rouge. Some of these scenarios are:

  • Someone is repeatedly trying to log into your Facebook account
  • A bot (a software that works automatically) is trying to guess your password.
  • It is a phishing attempt. This means that no one is trying to open your Facebook account and this SMS / text message was sent to you with a bad link which, if you’ll follow it, will steal your password. The link will open a bad website which may look like Facebook and ask you to enter your current password and then a new password. Obviously, they will trash the “new” password and use the current password to open your Facebook account.
What to do if you are repeatedly getting Facebook password reset codes?

If you have not requested such a code, the only thing you should do is DO NOTHING.

Do not click on any link given in the SMS text message. Do not call any phone number given in such a message.

If it is a case of phishing, doing nothing will keep your Facebook account safe.

However, if a person or a software is trying to guess your password, it is better that you think about the strength of your password. Any of your passwords, be it for Facebook or something else, must not be guessable. Most people use very weak and guessable passwords. (use our strong password generator)

Think about your password and if you believe that it is not strong enough, go and log into your Facebook account and change your password to a better one.

What if you’re receiving phone call asking you to reset your Facebook password?

Some people have also reported that, instead of SMS text message, they get phone call from different numbers. The automatic IVR response on phone asks these Facebook users to reset their Facebook passwords.

If you also get such a call, DO NOT do anything that they say. Just disconnect the call and block the number. Mobile apps like TrueCaller can help you finding details of the unknown number. TrueCaller also provides you the facility to block incoming calls and marking a phone number as spam.

What to do if your Facebook account is hacked?

If you reset password because of such unwarranted SMS, emails or phone calls, and lose access to your Facebook account, DO NOT WORRY! Facebook can help you get your account back. Go to https://www.facebook.com/hacked and follow their instructions.

I hope this information was useful for you. Please feel free to ask should you have any questions on this topic. I will be happy to try and help. Thank you for using TechWelkin.

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Last updated: 5 August 2017 | Published on: 20 November 2014 | Authored and Edited by: Lalit Kumar and Team | Filed as: Home » Social Media » Facebook » I am Getting Facebook Password Reset Code by SMS Text Message

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Lalit Kumar is the Principal Author and Founder of TechWelkin. He is a web explorer and he enjoys finding useful information on the Internet. He loves to put things together to create a bigger solution. Lalit is passionate about technology, languages and literature. You can contact Lalit via email (techwelkin [at] gmail [dot] com) or Facebook (facebook.com/techwelkin).

Comments

  1. Rasu Shrestha says

    July 30, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    Such an informative article it is. I have been looking for this kind of article for so long to know more about Facebook but I just found an article where the languages were so difficult to understand. But thanks to the writer of this article for writing such a useful and helpful article. Great work.

    Reply
  2. Robert says

    May 22, 2019 at 5:03 pm

    I do not have a Facebook account, have never had a Facebook account and I dont use Facebook. So why am I getting this text message about Facebook password reset code ?

    Reply
    • Samuyal says

      August 23, 2019 at 6:10 pm

      Someone else may use your phone number to create a fb account without authenticating at the vary time. And now if s/he is trying to reset password u get the message.

      Reply
  3. Naim says

    April 20, 2019 at 12:12 pm

    Is there any way to find who is / are trying to change or hack my facebook account?

    Reply
    • james says

      June 17, 2019 at 8:32 pm

      why facebook wont let me in on reset code?

      Reply
  4. Tomas says

    April 16, 2019 at 9:04 pm

    I have a question, I received text messages giving the Facebook password reset code many times. Facebook have blocked my account so I should use a registered email to get the reset code. As of now, I still haven’t received a response.

    Reply
  5. beblyn says

    March 15, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    Hi, i have somethiing to ask how can i recover my facebook password with out phone number and email i can’t log in because i lose my sim card i can’t remembered also my email password.Thank you i hope you can help me.

    Reply
  6. Sharon says

    May 17, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    I desperately need to delete my phone number from face book but won’t let me remove it..

    Reply
  7. grant gammell says

    May 1, 2017 at 1:29 pm

    a friend whom i know blocked me on facebook, lately i received an sms from her mobile number asking me to key in the code number given by her, what does that mean

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      May 2, 2017 at 11:20 am

      Not completely sure. But such a process is used by Facebook when someone really forgets her password. In such a case, Facebook allows the person to access her account if 5 trusted Facebook users enter a given key on her behalf. That tells Facebook that all those users know that the person is same as she is claiming to be.

      Reply
  8. Sancho says

    March 24, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    SMS messages requesting reset of a named Facebook account require *both* the correct mobile phone number and the correct Facebook account name. How can anyone have both my Facebook account name and cell phone number unless Facebook has already been hacked? The two do not appear together in any account anywhere except for Facebook.

    Reply
  9. jb says

    February 21, 2017 at 12:24 pm

    Why am I get A facebook message when I recieve a text message on my
    phone

    Reply
  10. modoulamin says

    April 22, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    When i try get into my Facebook account, my password is always incorrect. Why?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      April 23, 2016 at 5:16 pm

      Probably you are entering email / mobile number is wrong. Or may be CAPS Lock is on… or may be you have forgotten your Facebook password.

      Reply
  11. grace eki says

    March 1, 2016 at 3:29 am

    How can I get my Facebook password through text message?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      March 1, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      You can not get your FB password through text message!

      Reply
  12. karen richardson says

    February 4, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    If I open a Facebook account with a different name, will my real name show up on the new account too? The reason for my question is that my job requires me to have contact with people anonymously, while working “undercover”.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      February 5, 2016 at 10:32 am

      Facebook does not really appreciate such undercover accounts. Your account may get banned if people will report your activities as nuisance. However, if you don’t tell your real name to Facebook, the service would have no way to know it.

      Reply
  13. Anon says

    February 2, 2016 at 2:17 am

    I was sent the same message from 32665 but in Spanish, now I read somewhere that there is nothing to worry because the person cannot do anything without the confirmation code. But it bothers me to know that someone is trying to use my phone number for their account. Is it possible to find out who is trying to do so?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      February 2, 2016 at 10:14 am

      I don’t think it is possible to know who is trying to use your phone number for Facebook. But it is true that without confirmation code such attempts will not work. So, don’t worry and don’t follow the links given in unsolicited text messages.

      Reply
  14. Brenda says

    January 7, 2016 at 1:45 am

    I got a message giving me a code and link to reset my password. I got curious and done the reset password myself. I got a new message from “FACEBOOK”, the other message was from “Facebook”. People around me getting hacked too. My point is; do not trust any random message.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      January 7, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      You’re absolutely right Brenda. We all need to be very careful about all this. These unsolicited Facebook password reset messages are annoying. I have been regularly getting such messages since last one year or so. It’s better to ignore such unsolicited messages.

      Reply
  15. Siwe ka-Nonhintsi pupa says

    December 5, 2015 at 11:42 am

    I want to login to my old Facebook but I can’t as it says “I’ve entered a wrong password”. But the matter is that I used one phone number on both my Facebook accounts but different passwords and now my old Facebook doesn’t appear. What can I do? I no longer have access to my email address.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      December 7, 2015 at 10:24 am

      Well, in all such cases, the best thing to do is to contact the Facebook Support. Facebook is a rapidly changing system -so the support people are best placed to solve such inaccessible Facebook account problems.

      Reply
  16. Stephanie says

    October 29, 2015 at 3:17 am

    It doesn’t give me a choice to receive my codes through text message. It sends to my Facebook email and I can’t receive anything there, what can I do? I am locked out of my Facebook.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      October 29, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Well, in that case you should contact Facebook support.

      Reply
  17. RAshmi says

    September 22, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    facebook reset password send code to only my old mobile number. How do i get code on my new mobile number. In case i forgot my password

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 23, 2015 at 5:40 am

      There is no way to change the registered phone number without logging into your Facebook account. So, you will have to contact FB support to sort out this problem. Here I would like to give you one advice if you don’t mind. Please take social media seriously. Either we should not use it at all or we should use it with full care. It is imperative to change the registered phone number in all online accounts if you happen to change your number.

      Reply
  18. lamunu says

    September 2, 2015 at 11:01 am

    How to reset password? I have requested and the code was send to my mobile phone.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 3, 2015 at 5:17 am

      If you have received a reset code on your own request, then you should use it. FB will ask you to enter this code on website while resetting the password.

      Reply
  19. susmita kundu says

    August 31, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    How to reset Facebook password if the phone number registered by me is blocked? Please help me.plz plz plz

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 1, 2015 at 6:20 am

      If you can’t access your phone, then you can take the route of answering secret questions, or use registered email for getting the reset code.

      Reply
  20. Meshi says

    August 2, 2015 at 11:41 am

    How to reset Facebook password if the phone number registered by me is blocked? Please help me.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      August 3, 2015 at 4:04 am

      You should contact Facebook support in such a case.

      Reply
      • Shelley says

        August 19, 2015 at 2:03 am

        I keep trying to get back on FB, and got reset codes to use, but they are not working. Help, I can’t get back on FB.

        Reply
        • Lalit Kumar says

          August 19, 2015 at 4:45 am

          Hi Shelly, if your reset codes are not working, you should immediately notify this to the Facebook support. Only they can help you in this regard.

          Reply
  21. sonia mehta says

    July 11, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    I dont know about my Facebook account password

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      July 13, 2015 at 4:43 am

      Dear Sonia, I am not sure what exactly you meant, but let me repeat, you should not follow the link given in SMS if you have not requested the Facebook password reset code. Unsolicited reset codes should not be entertained.

      Reply
  22. joy says

    July 11, 2015 at 11:12 am

    I would like to know my security code so that I can reset my fb password

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      July 13, 2015 at 4:52 am

      Joy, no one can tell you such a code! You should go to Facebook and use the “Forgot Password” facility. Facebook may send the reset code on your registered mobile number.

      Reply
  23. Harrison says

    May 22, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    I closed my Facebook account a few years ago and my phone number has also since changed. Yet, I keep receiving text messages from "32665" providing me with a Facebook security code. I have texted the number back with "STOP" but I never received a confirmation message and I still receive this text message frequently. Any advice on what I should do?

    Thanks,
    Harry

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      May 23, 2015 at 3:49 am

      Hello Harry, clearly the text messages you are getting are bogus. These messages are purported to be sent by Facebook but I highly doubt it. In any case, the golden rule of Internet is, if you don't think you don't have anything to do with it, just delete it! Howsoever, irritating such text messages might be, but the best way is just to ignore them. After a while, these messages will stop coming. Any response from your side, however, may worsen the situation.

      Reply

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