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SIM swap scam
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<p>A SIM swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, simjacking, and SIM swapping) is a type of <a href="/facts/Credit_card_fraud/Lg8lD8xJ">account takeover</a> fraud that generally targets a weakness in <a href="/facts/Multi-factor_authentication/186gpx8R">two-factor authentication and two-step verification</a> in which the second factor or step is a <a href="/facts/SMS/kacRfW0X">text message (SMS)</a> or call placed to a mobile telephone. </p>