Phone porting scam: How to protect yourself on AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint & more

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Clark Howard - 1/2/2019 - Craig Johnson - Thieves are increasingly stealing people’s phone numbers in a new scheme known as “porting” or “port-out scamming.” A phone porting scam involves criminals knowing a few pieces of personal information about you and having your number “ported” to another service provider. If a scammer knows your phone number, name and other data, they can impersonate you by calling your mobile service provider and take total control of not only your phone — but in some cases your identity. Read more @ https://clark.com/scams-rip-offs/phone-porting-scam/