Blogs on Gmail and Google Accounts

The above is either the title or the gist of plentiful threads I have seen posted in both the Gmail and the Google Accounts Help Communities for the last several months and noticing how the volume of such threads has continued to increase, I feel it is time to take a deep-dive into this topic to explain certain things in great detail. For better management, we are going to divide this article into three sections. Section 1: What typically happens Section 2: Why does this happen Section 3: What are the available options for account recovery when this happens Section 1: What typically happens It typically begins when you forget the password of your Google account. So, you decide to reset the password through the Google user-verification process; which then sends a code to the mobile number listed on the account and once you put that code in and click on next, surprise, surprise, a code is sent to the same email address you are trying to recover!!! Section 2: Why does this happen