Approved Appeal but Locked Out by "Too Many Failed Attempts" Phone Verification Loop

My Google account was hit with a total surprise lockout out of nowhere, completely blocking me from accessing my account, which I use exclusively to store and draft my personal creative writing and memoir work. Months of hard-earned writing and irreplaceable creative content are tied directly to this storage.

I immediately submitted an account recovery appeal, and on Sunday, August 23, 2026, I received an official email from Google Accounts stating that my request for restored access was approved and instructing me to sign in and verify it. However, when I try to follow the link to complete the phone verification step, the automated security system immediately rejects my phone number and throws a persistent error stating that it is unavailable because of too many failed attempts, telling me to try again in a few hours.

Even after waiting, clearing browser cache, and using a completely fresh Incognito window, the automated system repeatedly loops and locks me out with the same error. The "Try another way" prompt also fails. It is devastating and completely unacceptable that an official human-approved appeal is being overridden by an automated security bouncer, and there is no direct human support channel or phone number to speak to a representative.

I am at my wits' end and currently starting a strict hands-off cooldown week to see if the rate-limit clears, but has anyone dealt with this exact conflict between an approved appeal and the phone verification rate-limit loop, and is there any way around it?