T-Mobile subscribers should enable this new security feature ASAP to prevent being a victom of fraud
Looking to address SIM swap fraud, T-Mobile has launched new features designed to protect its customers. The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is used by your phone to connect to your wireless provider so that you can make and take calls, send and receive texts, and connect to the internet. Since they are “smart cards,” SIM cards contain data, some of it personal such as your phone’s unique IMSI number, contact information, billing information, and more.
How to enable T-Mobile’s SIM Protection feature
If you see a message like this but didn’t ask for a new SIM card, you’re a victim of the SIM swap scam
If you’re turning the feature on using the app, open the “Account” tab and go to Privacy settings > Privacy and notifications > SIM protection. You’ll then see a screen showing all of the lines under your account with a toggle switch to the right of each line. You can go through each line to toggle on SIM protection on individual accounts. Or, at the very top of the page is an option that says, “Toggle SIM protection for all lines in this account.” With one tap, you can protect everyone on your T-Mobile account.
Set up the feature now for some peace of mind
The only difference between the process on the app and the website is how you get into your account. To reiterate, with the app you get the ball rolling by tapping the “Account” tab and with the website, you tap the magenta “My account” button on the upper right corner of the screen.
Again, once SIM protection is enabled, no changes can be made to the SIM card or an eSIM. The latter is an embedded SIM card that is mounted on your phone’s motherboard and it replaces the physical smart cards that are placed in a tray and inserted into your handset.
T-Mobile, on the app and website, says, “A SIM securely stores your subscriber identity on your phone electronically or on a removable card. Swapping a SIM between devices is a legitimate service that allows customers to upgrade or replace a lost or stolen device. Unfortunately, SIM swap fraud is on the rise…” which is why T-Mobile is offering the SIM Protection feature.
To save yourself from being a victim of a SIM swap scam, we suggest that you take the few additional minutes required to enable SIM Protection on your T-Mobile phone.
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