Sim-swap fraud: How your bank account can be emptied by phone

Criminals are using personal data to get hold of a replacement sim, take over your mobile and then clean out your savings A north London teacher has warned others to be on their guard if their mobile phone suddenly stops working. Fraudsters apparently used the ID information she had given to a lettings agent to first take over her phone and then clean out her bank account. Angela Nevin* says she is still reeling from the episode that caused her "no end of anxiety and stress" as she waited for mo...