I got locked out of some old gmail accounts in a similar way - they were created without phone numbers and while I have the passwords, I get flagged for suspicious activity when I try to log in, and there's no actionable recovery flow.
replyIf there's no recovery email address set, or that email has expired, there are no recovery methods to verify with. The account is locked "for good". I use quotes because in some cases I've been able to recover Gmail accounts with similar characteristics by simply trying often on my home IP address using Google Chrome.
replySomewhat like my old Hotmail account. Suddenly MS demanded 2FA to the alternate mail that I didn't have access to anymore when I tried to delete it after not logging in for two decades and I was locked out from it.
replyNever delete an account in protest of not liking a company, when you could instead give it away to a spam operation, which hurts the company even more.
replyOr sell it, and pocket some cash for yourself. If this person has a short or otherwise valuable username, they could sell it for possibly thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.
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