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User ID: 82205535 United States 05/14/2022 01:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme TAMPA, Fla. — Dan Clark says his future changed in an instant as his life savings of more than $700,000 vanished. “My phone said, ‘No service, SIM card.’ And I didn’t even know what a SIM card was,” Clark said. By the time he found out, it was too late. His phone number had been transferred to a crook’s device, and Clark’s accounts, including his proceeds in investments in cryptocurrency, were wiped out. “I lost everything in a matter of a few hours,” he said. “Life’s work, a few hours.” Clark quickly learned he was a victim of a SIM swap, a sophisticated scheme the FBI warns is sweeping the country. In 2021, the FBI received 1,611 SIM swapping complaints representing $68 million in losses to consumers. [ link to www.woodtv.com (secure)] [ link to youtu.be (secure)] Comments have been disabled. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 71406107 United Kingdom 05/14/2022 01:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme it's the cell phone companies that allowed this to happen.
don't blame crooks. it's just their nature. |
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User ID: 82205535 United States 05/14/2022 01:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme it's the cell phone companies that allowed this to happen.
don't blame crooks. it's just their nature.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 Inside job? Comments have been disabled. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71406107 United Kingdom 05/14/2022 01:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme it's the cell phone companies that allowed this to happen.
don't blame crooks. it's just their nature.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 Inside job? Quoting: DeploraVision ™ definitely. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 82954437 United Kingdom 05/14/2022 01:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme He can earn thousands from crypto but don't know what a sim card is??
That don't add up. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71406107 United Kingdom 05/14/2022 01:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just wait until this happens to a phone with a non removable sim chip.
your phone becomes a brick, they' can't change the sim serial number. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80289823 United States 05/14/2022 01:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80754156 05/14/2022 01:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme He can earn thousands from crypto but don't know what a sim card is??
That don't add up.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82954437 Broomers have their dick rigid with Viagra but cannot remember what to do with it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71406107 United Kingdom 05/14/2022 01:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 try telling binance to stop using sms verification for withdrawals. see how far that get you. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80550271 Venezuela 05/14/2022 01:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme He can earn thousands from crypto but don't know what a sim card is??
That don't add up.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82954437 Broomers have their dick rigid with Viagra but cannot remember what to do with it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80754156 You incels sure are obsessed with reproductive organs. Do you actually know what to do with it? Didn't think so. There are videos, you can learn. |
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User ID: 11370809 United States 05/14/2022 01:23 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme I feel sorry for the guy, but there is not an app out there that is safe. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80074424 Austria 05/14/2022 01:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 yes, obvious should be obvious. :clappa |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80074424 Austria 05/14/2022 01:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme He can earn thousands from crypto but don't know what a sim card is??
That don't add up.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82954437 Broomers have their dick rigid with Viagra but cannot remember what to do with it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80754156 You incels sure are obsessed with reproductive organs. Do you actually know what to do with it? Didn't think so. There are videos, you can learn. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80550271 fuck off noober |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80074424 Austria 05/14/2022 01:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 yes, obvious should be obvious. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80074424 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80074424 Austria 05/14/2022 01:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 try telling binance to stop using sms verification for withdrawals. see how far that get you. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 you can sms verify without having yoir account info on your mobile |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71406107 United Kingdom 05/14/2022 01:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme
just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 try telling binance to stop using sms verification for withdrawals. see how far that get you. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 you can sms verify without having yoir account info on your mobile Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80074424 how does that solve what happened to the "FLORIDA MAN" |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 82882087 United States 05/14/2022 01:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme I would sue the FUCK out of T-Mobile, start there! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80074424 Austria 05/14/2022 01:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 try telling binance to stop using sms verification for withdrawals. see how far that get you. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 you can sms verify without having yoir account info on your mobile Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80074424 also, don't use mobile phone numbers whixh can be ported elsewhere to sms verify, use vitual numbers you own/control. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80074424 Austria 05/14/2022 01:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 try telling binance to stop using sms verification for withdrawals. see how far that get you. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 you can sms verify without having yoir account info on your mobile Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80074424 also, don't use mobile phone numbers whixh can be ported elsewhere to sms verify, use vitual numbers you own/control. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80074424 not that anyone should be using crypto anyway. |
grey User ID: 82591026 United States 05/14/2022 01:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme thanks for the post, just ordered an RSA secureID FOB, it's a good way to get around using SMS for 2 factor authorization if your bank supports it... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 48751454 United States 05/14/2022 01:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme Isn't outsourcing to India wonderful? Coinbase cares. |
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Anonymous User ID: 83192781 05/14/2022 02:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme Thanks for the info
So these criminals have to physically remove the SIM card from your phone? |
Anonymous User ID: 83192781 05/14/2022 02:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just wait until this happens to a phone with a non removable sim chip.
your phone becomes a brick, they' can't change the sim serial number.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 How can this happen with a non-removable SIM card? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78233404 United States 05/14/2022 02:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme He can earn thousands from crypto but don't know what a sim card is??
That don't add up.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82954437 Broomers have their dick rigid with Viagra but cannot remember what to do with it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80754156 Yup... we're the ones that took his money |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 75953087 United States 05/14/2022 02:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme I would sue the FUCK out of T-Mobile, start there!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82882087 He cant afford a lawyer tho. So hes fucked. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77566042 Germany 05/14/2022 02:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme he sounds like a dumb fuck. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80031233 Norway 05/14/2022 02:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme I would sue the FUCK out of T-Mobile, start there!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82882087 He cant afford a lawyer tho. So hes fucked. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75953087 Things are paid for. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 81541999 United States 05/14/2022 02:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme just dont use banking or money apps on your phone
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80289823 yep. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78233404 United States 05/14/2022 02:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme He can earn thousands from crypto but don't know what a sim card is??
That don't add up.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82954437 Broomers have their dick rigid with Viagra but cannot remember what to do with it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80754156 What's a "groomer" |
Anonymous User ID: 83192781 05/14/2022 02:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 83211057 United States 05/14/2022 02:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florida man loses life savings of $700K in ‘SIM swap’ phone scheme it's the cell phone companies that allowed this to happen.
don't blame crooks. it's just their nature.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71406107 There is lot of evidence Government can track these incidences. But the Government itself is encouraging it. If a scammer is using proxies, all they have to do is to track it from one to another and keep doing to the end. At the end they will find the culprit. The culprit could be using prepaid or throw away phones. But they can track it. Trouble is loose laws not going to deter them. It should be life behind bar, and if possible torture them. Anybody helping them should be equally responsible. Above all, there are good citizen who can be resourceful helping the Government voluntarily. But the government refuses. We must all come out and demand from the Government. We should fix a date on weekend to get together at the City Center Across USA for one Hour. So the government knows we are disturb by it. These scammers are so bold and lie like hell that pathological lier look like a kid to them. |
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