SIMjacking is the method of assuming control of a target’s mobile number. Fraudsters do this in a number of ways. One way is porting the target’s phone number from one mobile service provider to another. Other forms: SIM jacking, SIM-jacking Synonyms: SIM splitting, SIM swapping, SIM swap scam, port-out scam
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