A couple became the victims of identity theft through SIM swapping while sailing on a P&O Cruises ship near the end of 2024.

Here’s what likely happened: It’s called SIM swapping. A crook got a hold of ... victims lost more than $68 million to this scam in 2021, five times more than in years past.

This is how SIM swap scam works. For this scam, scammers contact the telecom company and fraudulently get another person's number activated on the SIM they have. For this, they first contact the ...

The Safe Side, our ongoing series dedicated to keeping you safe online, is back with its 14th edition. This time, we’re focusing on the rising threat of SIM card scams.

For example, one internet user recently recounted how leaving a phone charger plugged in nearly resulted in her house burning ...

It enabled them to initiate a SIM swap scam, where an individual’s phone number is transferred to a new SIM Card, enabling them to pass other types of security linked to mobiles. Within 48 hours ...

Stephen, from Hertfordshire, had more than £40,000 taken from a savings account after his name and email address was used to get the information from EDF. Within 48 hours of his mobile phone number ...

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SIM Swap scam As the name suggests, a SIM swap scam basically involves the scammer getting access to your SIM, either with the help of someone at the mobile service provider or through other means.

A Hertfordshire resident was duped out of over £40,000 by cunning scammers. The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, fell prey to a sophisticated fraud known as a SIM swap scam. The scammers ...

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