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According to the Daily Mail, swindlers are using mobile phone providers to steal Australian money, and that could happen in a matter of minutes.
It is reported that the cheater will transplant the mobile phone number to a new sim card, which can then be used for authentication.
Citizen Johnston (Lisa Johnston) revealed to Channel 9 how she had been deceived, saying she had received a phone call without an ID and immediately hung up.
Later in the day, Johnston received a text message from (Optus), Australia, saying she had received her application for a transplant phone number. 30 seconds later, Vodafone (Vodafone) sent a confirmation message saying the request had been completed.
Johnston then tried to call Australia, but couldn`t get out. 15 minutes later, she received another text message saying that A $1000 had been removed from her bank account.
It is understood that the transplant phone number only needs some basic information, such as name, address, date of birth and bank card number. Fraud can be obtained by illegally invading computer systems or stealing other people`s e-mails.
Once someone else has transplanted your phone number, it can be used for authentication, such as bank transfers.
The law requires a network provider to complete a request for a transplant phone number to a new operator within three hours.
Craft (Matt Craft), the chief investigator, told Radio 9 that the scam had defrauded Aussie $10 million last year and said the completion time for the number transplant should be extended.
He says clients need time to respond and respond appropriately.
