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PoindexterOglethorpe

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28. It's hard to tell exactly what went on here.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:34 AM

Dec 2017

Was it banking via cell phone? Stealing of a cell phone number? A problem with T-Mobile?

I bank online, have for some years now. Love it, because as soon as I get a bill I go to the computer and set up the payment. I do a fair amount of travelling, and trying to make sure checks got mailed in a timely fashion would be unwieldy. I also have most of my bills set up as either direct debit from my checking account, or as a charge to my one credit card. I should probably make all of my bills that way, other than the said credit card, which I could set up as auto pay.

For what it's worth, I don't have a smart phone, and stories like this make me very disinclined to ever get one. I have a basic cell phone that I can text with and so far that's been good enough.

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Thieves are stealing your cell phone number to take your money [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 OP

I never bank online. applegrove Dec 2017 #1

Your banking info is online anyway Lars39 Dec 2017 #38

Never bank on your phone. MontanaMama Dec 2017 #2

This has nothing to do with online banking. Agschmid Dec 2017 #6

I know... MontanaMama Dec 2017 #17

Yeah his has nothing to do with banking on your phone either. Agschmid Dec 2017 #24

Never bank on a computer either. People can steal your computer and then your money goes too. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #43

I often think people don't realize how invasive cell phones are with endless default permissions on RKP5637 Dec 2017 #3

thanks for link FM123 Dec 2017 #37

YVW! They're really a good company! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #39

Online banking is not worth it. PragmaticDem Dec 2017 #4

I've been banking on line for some years now. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #27

I've never had a problem either, used since day one. One of my friends doesn't. She gets confused RKP5637 Dec 2017 #40

I get static from some folks because I still write checks gratuitous Dec 2017 #5

Interesting. Brainstormy Dec 2017 #10

I bank online. Have not had issues. Blue_true Dec 2017 #12

A problem with checks is they can be compromised/negotiated. Your complete bank account number RKP5637 Dec 2017 #41

I do not trust anyone, especially with my money. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #7

K & R Duppers Dec 2017 #8

Most states now have limits on credit card or bank fraud, something like $500. George II Dec 2017 #9

More often it's lower than that. Brainstormy Dec 2017 #11

How does that work? riverwalker Dec 2017 #13

idiots who use "remember my password"? Skittles Dec 2017 #14

mine is "password". LuckyCharms Dec 2017 #31

SCHEDULING LUCKYCHARMS FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Dec 2017 #34

I don't either and I'm pretty tech savy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #15

The apps are part of the operating system not the carrier. mackdaddy Dec 2017 #20

My guess is the bank verifies a change of password through the phone number Egnever Dec 2017 #23

Don't they need your password for the bank account? Nt onlyadream Dec 2017 #16

This kind of insecurity is why I will never bank on my phone. mantis49 Dec 2017 #18

I got a text that said that my Citi Visa card was frozen. Initech Dec 2017 #19

Phishing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #21

Yup. I wanted to report the message to Verizon for fraud. Initech Dec 2017 #22

Next time report it JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #35

Report it to Citi, not Verison. WillowTree Dec 2017 #36

Interesting Egnever Dec 2017 #25

Wtf? I rely on 2FA! T-Mobile should be ashamed ecstatic Dec 2017 #26

It's hard to tell exactly what went on here. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #28

How does someone use a phone number to access a bank account? Kablooie Dec 2017 #29

Someone did this to my landline a few months ago bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #30

Please never put banking information or other such sensitive apps on your phone! Liberal In Texas Dec 2017 #32

I don't even have a "smart" phone here in Europe DFW Dec 2017 #33

That's one of the big problems, I think. Questionable apps and permissions for them on a phone. Some RKP5637 Dec 2017 #42

I'd never put any account access on something I can lose at the grocery store. Vinca Dec 2017 #44