Maryland woman loses $17K in SIM card swap scam despite two-factor authentication

A Maryland woman got an email thanking her for the purchase of a new phone at Verizon. Minutes later, her contact information at Bank of America had changed.

The problem? She didn’t do either transaction and had two-factor authentication on her accounts. We all know criminals have multiple ways to steal your identity, but 7News is sending out a warning.

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