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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 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. I called T-Mobile customer service and asked them how to prevent this from happening. They said that whenever someone wants to swap their SIM card, T-Mobile sends a text to your phone BEFORE swapping it out. This is good because if you don't confirm that you want to do this (which fraudsters can't because they don't have your actual physical phone) then they have to go to a T-Mobile store to further complete the transaction, making it hard for them to follow through with the ruse. So if this is true, why does it still keep happening? And what else can be done? I mean, what if you accidentally click on a fraudulent email that you don't know is part of a scam, go to bed, wake up and find out you're penniless, contact T-Mobile and your bank, only to have them both say they can't help. Is there any other way to proactively prevent this from happening?5.6KViews0likes7Comentarios