Cell phone providers should be liable if the information you gave them leaked out of their system.

So what are our Cell phone providers doing to prevent this?? It starts with them when they open the gate without proper verification of identity. They should be responsible. Hopefully their employees are bonded too.

@Tad-zh4wr

4 ай бұрын

Precisely Even code won’t work if it’s inside job. Best get security key or face recognition or fingerprint

carrier is guilty

@sandman1347

10 ай бұрын

Yup. Most of these are inside jobs nowadays.

@789_.

5 ай бұрын

100% This can only be done by someone working for the wireless service provider, because when someone calls them and claims to be you and that your sim card is damaged and they need to replace it , all they need to do is put them on hold and call your number and verify with you before switching your phone number to their sim card .

Why don't the carrier call you before doing the swap , sounds like their employees are guilty .

@Tad-zh4wr

4 ай бұрын

Yep. Using codes w carriers won’t help in case it’s coming from inside. Use security key or face/fingerprint

@joshmartin1938

4 ай бұрын

Inside jobs- employees of the CELL PHONE Company

@musicoldies83

14 күн бұрын

That won't work, as the scammers already have that angle covered. All they have to do is say that their main phone isn't working anymore, which is why they're calling from an alternate number in the first place.

Every time I am asked if I want to add my phone number for two-step verification, I think NO. I have always had a bad feeling about that.

@Tad-zh4wr

4 ай бұрын

Use land line or security key bc PIN codes won’t work if scammer is inside job

@belleame4671

4 ай бұрын

Always call and get your code... Don't add your number!!

Its like how some ppl call banks and then say their card is lost ..pretending to be that owner and asking for a replacement card to be send to them

I do not trust doing any financial activities on the phone. I never use my phone to check my bank account or anything related to financial on the phone period.

@kauigirl808

4 ай бұрын

This has nothing to do with activities on the phone.

@KAT-dg6el

4 ай бұрын

@@kauigirl808Well how would somebody get a hold of, example your savings account, if you don’t have any of that information on your phone? Even though my bank assured me it was super safe I go into the bank to make any withdrawals.

@Tad-zh4wr

4 ай бұрын

That’s good Ps you know those Twitter accounts that ask Radom questions like what is favorite…. Or what year did you ….. well those are data miners. Never share info online

"The term SIM-swapping comes from this SIM card" *Holds up a micro-SD card*

Their example was a memory card. Either way, my T-Mobile number got ported out fraudulently, they got into my bank. After all the T-Mobile breaches my phone or credit wasn’t secure

@leonardbrinkman4410

4 ай бұрын

And it's not just thinks that the criminals are going after they are all going after PayPal accounts as well! And that is why the FBI cannot find these criminals because the FBI does not know where these criminals are. But by changing your cellular phone number that means the criminal will know your new one just about as fast as they can swipe your old one!

1:41 “BREAKING NEWS” that’s not a SIM card, 😂

@rayrous8229

Жыл бұрын

I saw that too.

@DELvEK

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was about to write. 🙌🤣 Big amateur mistake by them right there ! It makes her look so ignorant and dont even know what she is talking about. Shame.🤣

@tesses50

Жыл бұрын

micro sd card

@trizedlyza

3 ай бұрын

And the term is wrong too, it's not a SIM Swap, the carrier is changing your phone number from your phone to a new guy's ESN/IMEI, SIM number so he gets your phone calls. All the artwork showing a real SIM is even worse just keeping it going in my mind that "what the heck are people drunk in bars getting their real SIM cards stolen??"

@roachtoasties

2 ай бұрын

@@trizedlyza The term doesn't exactly explain what happens, but "SIM Swap" has become the term used for an unauthorized mobile number move.

To claim a new SIM with the same numbers need meeting face to face , not done by calling

The carrier must ask the customer to come in the store with ID

Well - I have heard about this scam three years ago . And still wasn’t it solved ? Really ? And ??? How to avoid it ?

Your contract with your network provider includes your personnel home address, to which any new SIM card will be sent by letter. So how will any scammer get into its possession? Only SIM cards originated from your network provider can be activated. The scam can only be executed if the network provider accepts requests for a different home address of the customer.

I figure a few successful class action suits against the cell providers and things would change pretty damned quick.

Biometric verification is compulsory to issue or port sim.than we stop it.

There is more to this whole SIM card mess and verification. Not all really adding up. Missing how when where who. ???????

This news only tells me a little. So they got my phone number. How does that help them take money out of my bank account?

@ppen8359

4 ай бұрын

@@yasinunlu443 Maybe, but that is not how my credit union works. The scammer needs your ID. My credit union sends me a new password to my email address. Some banks are more vulnerable to this technique than others. The person with the new phone must download the bank app and also know your email login credentials.

@trizedlyza

3 ай бұрын

If they know enough to con a phone company into transferring your phone number to a new phone they know enough about you to steal your ID. When they can tell a company to call them back at your phone number and it reaches the scammer then the bank etc. is very likely to believe that person because after all they called you at your listed phone number. (Works the same for online accounts that send you the 6 digit codes just to verify it's you and your phone.)

Yeah…there’s a startling amount of probably unintentional misinformation here. I’m not going to get into it right now, but I hope I’ll have time one day. Thank you to those who have already begun commenting to correct some of it!!

Ok, what if I do not banking via cell phones? For checking and monetary transactions I use non-WIFI cable and routers.

That's a memory card not a sim card lol

@alafortinfoni

Жыл бұрын

good eye

@JC-hp4hl

Жыл бұрын

Lmmfao wow

I don't think it was necessary to do the close up shot of his teeth.

@Tad-zh4wr

4 ай бұрын

Please be better

Do not put anything about your bank on your phone. No cards on PayPal or credit cards.

And what I see happening is that is one of the reasons why people change their cell numbers because of that because it's already too late because the hackers know that they can steal your cell phone number that's it but they can steal anybody's cell phone number because they know the area code the prefix and all four tickets and they know every single area code the three-digit prefix and the 4 digit suffix. But here's the deal these criminals are transferring your cell phone number onto a disposable prepaid phone but they won't be able to find the scammer because the scammer will not be able to be traced at all!

1:40 - she pulled out a micro SD from her phone. True blonde.

is textnow guilty of this sim swapping scam/fraud or privacy breech??

1:40 that's not a sim card you're showing us, it a micro SD card.

But how do the scammers know which banks people use etc.?

@TheoneGodfather

4 ай бұрын

From the apps and information on your phone. It all transfers to their phone.

@JuanEditor

3 ай бұрын

@@TheoneGodfather So not keeping your banking app on your phone is another good security measure you can take?

@hugohabicht9957

2 ай бұрын

@@TheoneGodfatherIncluding your cloud content 😂

That's not a SIM card (1:38). That's a MicroSD card.

When somebody steals your phone account, it's called SIM swapping. And when a woman gets a new boyfriend, that's called SIMP swapping.

my g started to type what you do mean

What kind of Google number are they talking about giving to people other than friends/family?

@EA-kb9pr

3 ай бұрын

I have the same question. What does that mean, Google number??

She did not show a SIM card, she showed a memory card.

Ojalá hubiera más personas como tú para detener a todos estos estafadores, necesitan mucho tiempo en la cárcel para eso, especialmente cuando toman dinero de los ancianos, siguen haciendo lo que estás haciendo *GrindTechiei* 👏 pon el viento a estos ladrones de oxígeno de baja vida. Me encanta lo que hacéis, chicos, mantened con el gran trabajo, Marco, bien hecho, muy respetado•

I cannot access any of my accounts that have two-step verification UNTIL I HAVE ENTERED A 32 CHARACTER PASSWORD, found only on my very secure computer. However, how many people do not know their phone is not working in the AM? And if not working have not contacted the provider?

"This sim card" HOLDS A MICRO-SD Card LMAOOOOOOOOOO

How hard is to sim swap an iPhone vs an Android?

@HeyItsAvi90

3 ай бұрын

All the same. Sim swapping is on the carrier side. I swap between ip and A all the time. All i need to do is contact my carrier to swap it to any phone

My iPhone 15 Pro max doesn’t have a SIM card in it so I’m going to assume that a cyber criminal can’t hack into my bank accounts.

@ayocam07

3 ай бұрын

i also have 15 pro max use the SIM Pin number and VPN

@HeyItsAvi90

3 ай бұрын

Sim swapping can be done on E-Sim. All they need is the account pin and number and they can swap the sim. It doesnt need ot be the actual simcard

@user-ms4be5tq3z

3 ай бұрын

Well, on January 12 of 2024, my iPhone 15 pro went on sos, called Xfinity from my wife’s phone and guess what? Someone else was using my number and, went on my bank, eBay, PayPal, and much more

@trizedlyza

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it's not really "SIM Swapping" they don't steal your SIM, they convince the phone company to steal your number and send it to the scammers phone. Can be SIM, eSIM, landline with a port out request. A grandma could have her land line phone number stolen. The scammer generally needs to know enough about you to convince someone it's you.

@hugohabicht9957

2 ай бұрын

Seems to be a US problem. When I changed my phone all ebanking apps stopped working first

1:42 that is a microsd card 😂

i dont keep anything on my phone a few pics and my contact list THATS IT

I avoided it since cell phones were invented, how? By never having or using a cell phone.

@trizedlyza

3 ай бұрын

Won't work, if a scammer finds enough info about you to steal your ID, then they use a "port out" request to your local Bell phone company they can steal your phone number and then call the bank and try to act like you. If they tell the bank "what number is on your caller ID, I tell you it's really me", or they say "call me back at the phone number on file" the bank might believe them when they call your listed phone number but it rings into the scammers cell phone. I know bank "pass phrases" help, but sometimes scammers will act like they were in an accident and in the hospital and that's why they don't remember the pass phrase or they sounds different.

This is a common sense that a SIM has all information in it, even if you change it. Sorry to say that west don't listen to normal people complaints. Through this platform I request that please limit the Hindu employment in all phone companies. 🙏

1:40 that's not a sim card

Just turn off your SIM card in your settings

@sandman1347

10 ай бұрын

Then you wouldn't be able to make or receive calls

@dudmanjohn

4 ай бұрын

This will not defeat scammers who get a SIM card with your phone number.

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I like how the female news reporter is holding a micro sd card 🤣🤣🤣 that is not a fuckin sim card 🤭🤭🤭