You cannot dispute that technology has put everything we need in the palm of our hands, therefore simplifying our lives and in some ways making them more efficient.
However, it also means that our lives may be severely disrupted when someone gains possession of these tools.
Scams You Should Know About
Here are a few scams everyone in Illinois and Wisconsin should be aware of, whether they involve using love for animals to exploit their victims or utilizing love itself to con money:
Now another fraud is allegedly under the control of your mobile device.
Sim-switching Scams Have Cleaned the Bank Accounts of Victims
Cyberscoop claims that the FCC has been alerting mobile carriers about Sim-Swapping frauds allowing con artists to access your phone and subsequently “reset or takeover other accounts, including social media profiles or financial accounts.”
Two victims discussed in a post on TikHub about their phones being hacked; thereafter, in a matter of minutes, they were locked out of their phones and everything in their bank vanished.
The FCC claims that scammers take over your phone by calling the victim’s phone carrier and using their personal information to pilfer the phone number and swap it into a device under their control by.
The most telling sign that you’ve been SIM swapped is if you suddenly lose access to your phone service. This means you’re unable to receive or make calls and unable to receive or send text messages. -KeeperSecurity
