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> ... enable a requirement that my SIM could not be changed unless someone went into the store with at least one means of physical identification ... Anyone ha

• miles 7y ago
  How to Fight Mobile Number Port-out Scams https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/02/how-to-fight-mobile-number-port-out-scams/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/02/how-to-fight-mobile-numb... "T-Mobile suggests adding its port validation feature to all accounts. To do this, call 611 from your T-Mobile phone or dial 1-800-937-8997 from any phone. The T-Mobile customer care representative will ask you to create a 6-to-15-digit passcode that will be added to your account."
  • perl4ever 7y ago
    And then I forget/lose my 15 digit passcode, then what? Either there is a retrieval method that makes the whole thing irrelevant, or else I've replaced one catastrophe with another to no purpose.