Don't let them steal your phone number
This is a growing crime, but it's starting to get a little more press. Whatever carrier you have, you can put a secret pin on your account so that your number cannot be ported to another carrier witho...
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Ductape wrote:
Where’s a citation with evidence it’s a growing crime. Just because something gets press attention means nothing; every day it’s another chicken little story.
I haven’t known of a wireless carrier that didn’t use PIN numbers on accounts in 20 years.
OK, here's your proof. Plenty of people don't have a pin protecting their account at the street level. My town is not that large, and I've been hearing a lot of buzz about it last year and more this year. When you log into your carrier account online you need a pin, but when you show up in person often just a drivers license is all they want. The wireless account is more of a soft target than our bank accounts.
