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Day by day, there are cases of armed robbery everywhere. Some people are being robbed of their goods, money and gadgets like laptops and mobile phones. In this our society, we have to be careful in how we handle things related to our vital information. The issue of stolen phone has become very rampant nowadays. Some phones are being stolen while the individual is on call, some with threat of arms and ammunition, some through pickpocket and some through carelessness.
Do you know that most robbers who steals phone are not after the phone but are concerned about the SIM card inside the phone?. These robbers are majorly interested in getting your information especially if the SIM card in your phone is connected to your bank account or if that is where you receive credit and debit alerts.
There have been cases of people with stolen phones and before they say Jack Robinson, all the money in their account would have been emptied out. Once a phone is stolen, a code is being dialed on any of your SIM cards to get your BVN (Bank Verification Number). If the BVN is successfully gotten by the robbers, they can easily withdraw money from your account.
If your phone is stolen and the SIM card you use in receiving alerts is inside it, quickly carry out the following steps:
Locate a nearby bank and block your account. Blocking your account will prevent the robbers from gaining access to it
You can also locate a SIM card Registration office and request for a blockage of the phone number connected to your bank account.
With these steps, your account is safe. Also, let us be careful at all times.
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