Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole funds from a Durham Region resident's bank account through SIM swapping.
Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole funds from a Durham Region resident's bank account through SIM swapping.
Last March, a suspect went to three TD banks in Mississauga and allegedly impersonated the victim, police said. "The suspect took control of the victim's cell phone number by SIM swap, and used the phone number to receive passcodes from the bank's two-factor authentication," police allege inAs a result, the suspect was allegedly able to transfer money out of the victim's bank account into another account.
On Thursday, police released photos of the suspect, described as a female between 50 and 60 years old, five-foot-three, with long black hair and wearing glasses. Investigators ask anyone who can identify the suspect to contact them at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5371 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS ., SIM swapping involves scammers pretending to be the victim to gain access to their mobile account and may claim that the phone has been lost or stolen."The fraudster then downloads a series of the most popular and most attractive applications. They will select the 'Forgot Password' button on all applications.
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