All e-mail communications were sent through the same address I gave as recovery ...

		probably_wrong on Dec 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Lost then regained access to Google accou... All e-mail communications were sent through the same address I gave as recovery address, so they didn't have to ask. It is possible that one of their e-mails was sent to my recovery address instead of my personal address, but since they are the same account I wouldn't know.

Ah, that makes sense. I'm glad it worked out for you!