Attention Scammers are targeting in the name of E-Sim, follow this method to avoid

New Delhi. There are constant changes in technology. New technology is coming especially in the smartphone world. One of these technologies is E-Sim. Although E-Sim has already arrived, but when it came into limelight with Apple’s iPhone 14 series. Let us know that the company has not given physical SIM slot in all the iPhone 14 models found at retail stores in the US. In such a situation, some Indian users bought the phone from America to save money. Such users are now switching from physical SIM to e-SIM.

Meanwhile, the cases of SIM swap frauds have also increased in the last few years. Hackers are targeting people and duping people by taking advantage of two-factor authentication and verification used during activation of new SIM cards of the same number. Despite this, people’s trust remains on physical SIM. Even though using e-SIM is more secure than physical SIM, but people are still using physical SIM in large numbers.

Fraud in the name of e-Sim
After the arrival of iPhone 14, people are now switching to E-Sim. In such a situation, scammers can trick you in the name of switching the SIM. That’s why it is important that you confirm it with your operators before switching the SIM. Before switching to E-Sim, check whether your smartphone supports E-Sim and whether your telecom operator provides E-Sim facility.

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What is sim swap fraud?
For SIM swapping, the scammer buys a SIM card of your own number. For this, the thug many times gives many personal information including your ID card, mobile number to the telecom operator. After this, as soon as the swindler inserts a new SIM card in his mobile, the old SIM gets automatically blocked, then the OTP, messages and calls all go straight to the scammers instead of coming to you.

How to stop sim swapping?
Well, there are many ways to avoid SIM swapping, but the safest way to avoid it is to switch to E-Sim. Actually, it is a digital version of a traditional SIM card, which is directly embedded in the device. E-Sim can be easily activated and deactivated remotely. E-Sim does not need to be inserted or removed from the phone like a physical SIM card. Hence there is no fear of it getting lost, broken or stolen.

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