Cannot get my apple id back!

First, I set my old number as a two factor authentication, then that number got deleted and got taken by someone else I dont even know.When I reset my phone I forgot to take my old number off of the two factor authentication.Now when I need my old apple id it asks for a code that was sent to my old number which is impossible for me to get contact to it, please help.

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on May 30, 2020 12:56 PM

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Eric Root

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May 30, 2020 1:25 PM in response to viola177

See if anything here helps. If necessary, you can use account recovery as explained in the link at bottom of the article.

Verification code - how to get one and sign in with two-factor authentication.

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