Be Careful - Prevent Your Sim Card from Getting Cloned
How can a SIM Card be Cloned? SIM card cloning is a new kind of cyber crime that could leave you bankrupt. Hackers could find all your personal details and launder all your money.
How to find out whether a SIM Card has been Cloned? Check your mobile bill. If you find a series of unknown numbers dialled from your phones then there’s something really fishy. Also, someone trying to reach you and getting a busy tone, even when you’re not on the phone, could be a sign that your SIM card getting cloned.
How should we prevent our SIM Cards from getting Cloned? Be very careful about whom you give your phone to. If you want to give your phone for mobile servicing, then make sure you give it to only authorised servicing centres and take out the SIM cards before submitting your phone. Do not pick up calls from numbers that flash ‘Unknown Number’ on your screen.