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SIM Card Swap: How To Stop The SCAM?
I just learned that fraudsters can get enough information (from online or a phishing email you click on) to get T-Mobile to swap out the SIM card on your phone for one in their possession. After the ...
JustAskingg wrote:After the swap is made over the phone, fraudsters can access your bank accounts, PayPal, crypto accounts and completely wipe you out with next to no recourse.
How can they wipe you out without having your bank credentials? The scam artist still needs your financial institutions credentials to grab your money.
By the way, use an Authenticator app that does NOT depend on your phone number/mobile operator as you will need the actual phone for the 2FA to be successful. TMo offers this feature to access its website.
