How does it affect you?
SIM cloning enables the fraudster to stealthily operate the victim's mobile by monitoring mobile phones and
- Listening to their calls
- Tracking their location
- Gaining access to their personal and financial accounts etc.,
- Impersonate the user by making calls or sending text messages from the victim's number
- Two-factor authentication mechanism will enable the fraudster to change the passwords of victim's account as he has access to incoming messages
- Hack the victims' personal and financial accounts
- Have access to their passwords, PIN, OTP, etc., and resort to a financial scam, blackmail, etc.,