Fraudsters take over O2 and Three customers' handsets, leading to compromised savings accounts.

O2 and Three customers are warned as fraudsters take over handsets, leading to raided savings accounts. One customer lost £6,000 after fraudsters ported her number to Vodafone. The risks of mobile banking have been underlined by Guardian Money readers whose mobiles were taken over by fraudsters, often after email account hacks, allowing fraudsters to pose as the customer and take over accounts.

July 13, 2024
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