Young Adults · Lesson 11
Tech-Support, Account-Takeover and SIM-Swap Scams
Secure primary email first. Use strong unique passwords, MFA, recovery controls, carrier account PINs and stronger authentication methods where available.
- Unexpected pop-ups may claim your computer is infected and provide a phone number. Do not call it.
- Remote-access software can give a scammer control over your device and potentially expose credentials.
- Account takeover often begins with email because email can reset other accounts.
- SIM swapping attempts to move your phone number to a criminal's device so they can receive SMS codes.
Secure primary email first. Use strong unique passwords, MFA, recovery controls, carrier account PINs and stronger authentication methods where available.
This is Lesson 11 of the Financial Scams Education Series (Young Adults). Continue with Gift Cards, Wire Transfers, Cryptocurrency and Irreversible Payments.
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