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Have you heard about porting scams?

Asked by LadyMarissa (16120points) May 8th, 2018

There was a story reported on my local news tonight that I wanted to research further. Crooks have found another way to steal your info along with your bank account. They technically steal your cell phone number & set it up so they can see everything you do on it,
The Better Business Bureau is warning people about it.

https://www.bbb.org/en/us/article/news-releases/17019-bbb-issues-alert-about-cell-phone-porting-scams

I read where T-Mobile is also warning their customers about it. I plan on calling my cell company tomorrow to see what they have in place in order to protect my phone. After reading this, do you have any better ideas on how to handle this situation?

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