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1. Reasons leading to temporary Gmail account lockout
- The primary reason is unauthorized access to your Gmail account from elsewhere. You'll receive a notification stating your account is temporarily locked, requiring you to initiate Google account recovery to regain access.
-> To resolve, click HERE and follow the instructions to restore your temporarily locked Gmail account.
- Logging in multiple times with incorrect credentials triggers suspicion and leads to temporary lockout.
-> In this scenario, recovering your Gmail password via phone number or pre-linked email is straightforward. You can regain access to your Gmail account. Specifically, you can refer to how to recover your Gmail password here and follow our instructions.
- Logging into a Gmail account from multiple countries within a short period is a common practice among those who frequently use fake IPs and may encounter this situation.
-> For this situation, you need to clear your web history and reset your modem. Wait for about 5 minutes before restarting your modem. However, don't worry too much because this cause is very rare.
- Logging into multiple emails on the same account within a short period, although rare, Google may require you to log out of all but one. However, sometimes the system still suspects and unfortunately, your account may be temporarily locked.
-> We can either follow the above method or recover the password as mentioned above to regain access.
2. Reasons leading to permanent Gmail account lockout
- Excessive Gmail spamming, coupled with excessive spamming on Google Plus, can result in being categorized as a spam account and being permanently locked. While you may not be permanently locked out the first time, the second occurrence will lead to immediate permanent lockout.
-> There's no immediate solution to unlock a Gmail account, at least wait for 3 - 6 months and contact Google support team. If you're lucky, you may regain access to your Gmail.
- Videos violating copyright or not in compliance with YouTube regulations, including those with explicit content, violence, or religious extremism, will result in immediate permanent account suspension.
-> If you find yourself in this situation, schedule a meeting for a year later and submit an appeal. Your Gmail account will be unlocked, but remember, your YouTube account will remain permanently unusable.
- Using multiple Gmail accounts simultaneously, including those associated with previously suspended Gmail accounts, can flag your IP as blacklisted, leading to permanent suspension of some of your accounts.
-> Similar to the previous scenario, recovering from a mass ban is difficult and immediate recovery of a suspended Gmail account is unlikely. On average, it takes 6 months to a year to reconnect with the support team, and if you're fortunate, you may recover your account.
- Using Gmail for scamming and being reported. If reported with evidence, your account will be permanently deleted without possibility of recovery.
- Bulk registration of Gmail accounts using tools triggers system detection. Typically, these tools generate similar names and addresses, making them easily detectable by Gmail's system, resulting in mass account suspension.
3. Tips to avoid Gmail account suspension
- To prevent Gmail account suspension, users should limit themselves to one or two Gmail accounts per user, remember their main password, and preferably enable two-step verification.
- Limit spam activities on social media platforms like YouTube, Google Plus, and avoid using offensive, provocative, or religious language to prevent the risk of account suspension.
- Avoid clicking on suspicious links and disclosing your password to others because you never know what they might do once they gain access to your account.
Above are the causes and advice from us in case your Gmail account is locked. Although you may not always be able to recover a locked Gmail account, these methods give you a chance. Also, don't forget to adhere to Gmail's rules and regulations.
To further secure your Gmail account, Mytour recommends activating Gmail 2-step verification, which helps make your account nearly impregnable. Gmail 2-step verification is simple, quick, and gives you a greater sense of security.
