If you’re not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified. This scam, also known as port-out or SIM splitting fraud, allows criminals to hijack your cell phone number. Once they have your ...
Communications Risk Information Centre (Comric) CEO Thokozani Mvelase says SIM swap fraud is one of the leading tactics criminals use to scam and steal money from unsuspecting customers. Speaking to ...
Cybercriminals are cheating people nowadays with SIM swap scams. In this scam, they get a user's mobile number activated on the SIM they have. This can cause great loss to the user. Nowadays cyber ...
If a subscriber requests a SIM swap (number port), the licensee must ensure that the user's biometric data match those associated with the mobile number. If not, the porting request must be declined.
A man in Florida lost more than $700,000 after being targeted by a SIM swap scam. The FBI has recently warned of such schemes, which involve criminals "impersonating a victim and tricking the mobile ...