How I lost control of our bank accounts to a phone scammer

Re:How I lost control of our bank accounts to a phone scammer by riyakhanna1983 on Friday April 03, 2020 @10:22PM (#22775672)

Is it possible to eliminate the phone number? It was needed in old days, and many people today use over-the-top services like WhatsApp and FaceTime. Companies use phone number to track us and scammers use it to swindle us.

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Re:How I lost control of our bank accounts to a phone scammer by dumbfoundded on Saturday April 04, 2020 @01:20AM (#22776360)

Probably not. If a phone number is replaced with a hash or a username, similar if not identical problems will emerge. Look at the numerous bitcoin scams.

I think the only thing that helps is time. The longer a technology has been around, the harder it is to fake. Fraudulent gold or currency is pretty tough to do and the people tasked with tracking down the offenders are effective. With most internet-based scams, the technology is emerging. It will take a long time for detection and mitigation to catch up.

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