
Your phone number can be taken over. How SIM swap fraud works
In a SIM swap, a criminal moves your number to their phone to catch your codes. How it happens, what carriers must now do, and how to protect yourself.
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Requests for one-time codes and app approvals.

In a SIM swap, a criminal moves your number to their phone to catch your codes. How it happens, what carriers must now do, and how to protect yourself.
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Repeated approval prompts on your phone, or a caller who asks you to tap approve, are a sign that someone has your password. What to do, step by step.
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A caller asks you to approve a request in the Nafath app. Why you should stop, and what to check first.
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A buyer, a pet finder or a caller asks for a code texted to your phone. How the Google Voice verification scam works and why you never share a code.
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A message asks you to send back the code your bank just texted. Why that code must never be shared and how the trick works.
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