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I lost my phone a few weeks back and was astonished that I was able to go into T Mobile and get my number switched to my new phone without showing any ID
by blackhaj7 3y ago
I lost my phone a few weeks back and was astonished that I was able to go into T Mobile and get my number switched to my new phone without showing any ID
- noxon 3y agoThat’s horrifying!
- lrvick 3y agoI had the ability to swap numbers for 3 carriers as a minimum wage paid Radio Shack employee. It was just a web form with a few boxes to fill out based on customer provided info followed by enter. Even when ID is checked, a decent fake ID is like $50 these days, and grants access to wealthy bank accounts. At the time we were heavily incentivized to speed run anything that did not generate a commission so checking ID carefully if at all was not high on our list of priorities.
- tempaccount420 3y agoAmericans like to believe they live in a high trust society. That must be why things like this are even possible. It brings convenience (and I guess profit, as time is money) but the trust required is very high.
- ec109685 3y agoDid you have a pin on your account? One would hope it’s not possible to swap unless that is entered, no matter how corrupt the employee.
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