Using disposable phone numbers for better security
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Last night I received a call from my bank. They'd detected an unusual transaction and wanted to make sure that it was legitimate. Had I recently purchased £10,000 worth of crypto in the Maldives? What?!!? No! ARGH! I started to panic. All my apes money gone! No. Wait. The other thing. I knew it was a scam from the moment "James from your bank's fraud team" started his patter. You see, I have multiple phone numbers. And "James" called me on a number which isn't tied to my bank. So I strung …
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