Whenever I Sign In It Wants To Verify Me With An Old Phone Number

How do I verify myself if my number is different?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on July 14th, 2017 4:17 PM

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This reflects a security question designed to protect your account by requiring of you the same answer you originally provided. If you can't answer the security question, you may be able to use other means to verify your identity, as outlined at http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN8923&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1378129736546&locale=en_US&y=PROD_ACCT.

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Answer #2: Posted by swathi on March 11th, 2020 4:08 AM

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Its the security check of the yahoo, if u dont want to verify with the old mobile number, u please change/update the mobile number in the settings.

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