Re: Mobile banking: alarm as fraudsters take over handsets and raid accounts

Steve Hayes wrote:

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
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 >> Which operators *don't* operate such a safeguard?>

The fraudsters phone pretending to be the operator, to say that they
have had a SIM-swap request.

 > The fraudsters phone pretending to be the operator, to say that they
 > have had a SIM-swap request.
Still, why no confirmation from the end-user, seems negligent of the operator, they know email and/or postal addr for user to send bills to ...
p.s. I don't mind receiving cc: by email from usenet posters, but doing so from a non-functioning email addr seems a little rude?