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How an SMS phishing attack works.
This victim gave up the code for their own bank account.
@fifonetworks wait, how the heck does "i used to own your number many years ago" even work?
doesn't every cellphone user get a _new_ number?
@devurandom @fifonetworks Some providers will recycle old unused numbers, giving them to new customers.
And yes, that can result in some unfun things, like debt collectors calling looking for the previous owner of the number.
@D_ @fifonetworks @devurandom ah, that explains the viagra ads I used to get and why they called me the wrong name
@D_ @devurandom @fifonetworks On one occasion, a parole officer.