SIM swapping fraud is an account takeover scamthat targets a weakness in some forms of two-factor authentication in which a call or text message sent to a mobile telephone is the second factor or step.

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Result

Fraud, SIM Swapping.

Example

A user makes transaction with another user’s device and from usual location.

Requeriments

  • User-1 is required to be registered
  • User-2 is required to be registered

Procedure

  • User-1 makes a login and a transfer with Device-1 from Location-1
  • User-2 makes a login and a transfer with Device-2 from Location-2
  • User-2 makes a login and a transfer with Device-1 from Location-1
Updated: January 10, 2023