{"id":49029,"date":"2014-08-12T20:20:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T20:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=49029"},"modified":"2014-08-12T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T20:20:59","slug":"losing-account-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/losing-account-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing Your Account Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">Leo offers guidance for those stuck in an account recovery &#8216;carnival ride&#8217;.&#8211;PC Pitstop<\/i><\/font>.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>Losing Your Account Forever<\/h4>\n<p>By Leo Notenboom<\/p>\n<p>I see people lose access to their important accounts all the time. 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