If you have tried to recover your account but received the message 'Google couldn't verify this account belongs to you,' don't be concerned! Here are some of Google's tips for completing the account recovery steps that you may find beneficial on your next attempt. It includes checking your alternate email account's spam folder, adding [email protected] to your contact list, checking all email addresses you may have used to sign up for or log in to your Gmail account, and restarting the account recovery process to receive another verification email.