2024年2月7日 · You need to block port outs and also block same-carrier SIM swaps. And if you need maximum protection, add a SIM PIN on your current SIM. This will prevent the SIM card from being pulled from your phone and used in a different phone, after a theft of your phone.

2022年5月21日 · The SIM card is a chip that contains the information required to uniquely identify a cell phone on the cell network, and encode/decode encrypted transmissions.

At least the old portal showed the phone number with it all. If you access this page from/while managing a specific line, it will take you to the proper SIM swap page for the specific line/device.

2024年8月27日 · I just discovered this: How to turn on or off a Number Lock - Xfinity Support. I believe it is a new feature. Has anyone any experience with it or additional information? For example, can support center staff bypass the lock? It would be good to have additional detail on how reliable this lock truly is. SIM swapping fraud continues to increase.

2022年11月16日 · That T-Mobile message when ignored it confirms the sim swap? Why would they not SMS you a code and ask you for that code to confirm you own the phone etc? Please post the Tmobile SMS message here if you can. Thank you!

2024年3月22日 · On two separate occasions in the past 10 days employees at Best Buy accessed my account (at my behest, checking for HUP incentives), without asking for ID. One processed a phone upgrade, without having seen any ID. It's unclear whether the SIM swap took place at a Freedom corporate store, dealer, or retail partner. The story just says "at the ...

2023年7月2日 · T-Mobile still haven't changed the 10 minute window for sim swap SMS notification. WHY?? I was out enjoying my Saturday with my wife and happened to missed the text and got my sim swapped.

2017年12月27日 · Many of you may know what the SIM swap scam is, however, I did not, and unfortunately, I got the opportunity to learn the hard way on Christmas Eve. If you're not going to read the rest of this, here's the quick take-away: If you unexpectedly receive a text message from your mobile carrier providing you with a PIN, do NOT ignore it. Call your provider immediately and take action because ...

2024年2月4日 · Does Xfinity offer any methods to help prevent SIM swapping fraud? For example, is it possible to assign a PIN to a mobile account to make it more difficult for a scammer to impersonate the true ac...

2021年8月12日 · The best defense against sim swapping is safe guarding your information and securing your computer, phone, and tablet. Watch out for phishing emails and do not respond to them.