Phone Scam

[agstar77]

Beware of cellphone banking lest someone hijack your account. Johnson livestock farm lost everything. Notify your phone provider not to transfer your account without written consent. That goes for anyone with access to your bank accounts.

[Guest]

can you give more details ? i am very tech handicapped

[Taiga]

Yes happened to my wife on her business account.

[blackpowder]

I'd like to hear more details.

I opened a legit looking email two months ago. Had to change every card and bank account # and the hard drive after that one. All fraudulent purchases however didn't cost me thankfully.
Also thankful internet providers and financial institutions have a good handle on this stuff.

[Guest]

Can someone elaborate on this for me ?

[furrowtickler]

Just recently happen to a neighbour as well .
Some funny stuff going on with data off phones being high jacked .
This is a major concern

[blackpowder]

Curious as to make of phone.
Have read 'media' stories about chicom brands. True or not dunno.

[blackpowder]

Just watched the ctv news vid.
Holy fk.
Get to your banks and put transfer caps on I guess.

[Taiga]

Sorry I wish I knew more details, something about the SIM card being cloned or something, they think happened at an airport. Police are involved.

[Taiga]

Was an iPhone.

[Guest]

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1885275&jwsource=em https://regina.ctvnews.ca/video?

[Guest]

sorry tweety , can't make that link light up ?

[Guest]

what the **** is wrong with a bank that lets this happen ????????????????????????????
and sasktel? these people did nothing , didn't answer a call, a scam , or click on an email ?????
these banks need to wake up ?
surely to christ there is a way to make a trail back to the scumbag when money is transferred out ?????

[Guest]

Anyone know which bank this was ?

[sumdumguy]

They must have taken their phone in to get fixed or switched phones. I don’t do any banking by phone nor Ipad. I can still walk and there still are banks. And for sure banks should be responsible for transferring your money to some foreign account if you’ve never done that before. If they can just transfer your money anywhere without your authority, the risk is monumental. When we make transfers not only do you need the pin, you need this special key, an electronic screen with randomly changing code every few seconds. Someone would need your account number, your pin and this special key. Its a bit of a pain but I guess it is necessary to avoid false transfers.