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It happened to me too. In my case, the number was linked to both my GTB and Zenith bank. They kept buying 10k airtime from my GTB until they cleared it. They bought only once from Zenith. Zenith bank has a maximum recharge of 3000 per day. I think that's fair. I don't know who buys airtime of 10k almost every hour and yet the useless bank keeps approving it. Even if you're calling the whole Nigeria.

Common sense requires that when airtime purchase is excessive, such and should be flagged. How much calls can one possibly make in a day? That experience has made me trust Zenith bank more in of security. I hardly use the GTB these days.

1Alex:


Simply activate SIM lock on your sim. Once the phone is restarted or the sim is inserted in another device, it will require sim pin to function.

You are still missing my point, even if sim lock is enabled some scammers can still use PC to unlock your phone (especially if it is a mediated device) and then buy airtime....Or would a SIM lock be prompted when you unlock your phone?

Flango:
It happened to me too. In my case, the number was linked to both my GTB and Zenith bank. They kept buying 10k airtime from my GTB until they cleared it. They bought only once from Zenith. Zenith bank has a maximum recharge of 3000 per day. I think that's fair. I don't know who buys airtime of 10k almost every hour and yet the useless bank keeps approving it. Even if you're calling the whole Nigeria.



Common sense requires that when airtime purchase is excessive, such and should be flagged. How much calls can one possibly make in a day? That experience has made me trust Zenith bank more in of security. I hardly use the GTB these days.

Seriously, what annoys me is that they know scammers exploit it but would still not protect it. Just look at how I was cheated.

royalair:
Sorry op, to avoid all these just set a pin on your Sim. Even if you lose your phone the sim is useless to them because it is pin protected.

thats only when the thief shut the phone down.

MMempire:
This is why I move my money to my Opay or Kuda . No USSD. No way to move my money cause I don't move up and down with the phone that have the apps on it. And even then, the apps are hidden from all other apps just in case someone else get hold of the phone.

Oil dey your head.

Even if you lost your phone or debit card, is almost useless to the person who picked it up.

You can even block your kuda visacard via the app.

The best is to put a pin code on ur sim card. That is what I did

laluski:


That means your phone was either not an Android phone or an Android phone that had no

U be olodo,,
They remove ur sim and put in a small phone and dial 737

Collins4u1:
the solution is put your phone in Pin lock!

Sim not phone

MrJavaS:

You are still missing my point, even if sim lock is enabled some scammers can still use PC to unlock your phone (especially if it is a mediated device) and then buy airtime....Or would a SIM lock be prompted when you unlock your phone?

sim and phone are not the same thing. They will remove the sim from the phone and insert it in another phone. If sim lock is active, they can't use the sim anywhere

What you need to do is set a PIN on your SIM. If your SIM is taken out to put into another device it will request for a PIN.
Secondly disable lock Screen notifications so if a message is sent to the SIM eg. OTP, it won't display fully on the lockscreen. That's my little security tip

sofiscatedmoron:


I be olodo,,
They remove my sim and put in a small phone and dial 737

sofiscatedmoron:

U be olodo,,
They remove ur sim and put in a small phone and dial 737

No wonder...your moniker says it all.
Christ died for your sins

silibaba:
thats only when the thief shut the phone down.

true though. It's better to have a phone security code and a pin too.

bomasek:
Can you tell us how to do it

call your CC service and request for your Sim pin and puk. You will be asked some security questions. If they are satisfied your pin and puk will be made known to you

Owologbo:


If you go to your phone settings, you will see SIM lock under security.
MTN default pin is 0000; after in putting the default pin, they will ask you to put a new PIN.
put something you can , because your SIM will be locked after 3 times putting wrong pin.

What about Airtel default pin?

Efeboyi:

What about Airtel default pin?

I think it should be 1111; I'm not too sure though. But if you tried it once and it didn't work, please don't try it again o.

Owologbo:

I think it should be 1111; I'm not too sure though.
But if you tried it once and it didn't work, please don't try it again o.

Thanks boss
Just tried it now, it's correct

Efeboyi:


Thanks boss Just tried it now, it's correct

You welcome brother.

sofiscatedmoron:
Sim not phone

both is advisable though. but to transfer airtime, one needs pin na.

Owologbo:


both is advisable though.
but to transfer airtime, one needs pin na.

If you don't use the share and sell service,they can reset your pin 1234 default and still transfer the airtime

MrJavaS:

If you don't use the share and sell service,they can reset your pin 1234 default and still transfer the airtime

That's if you are yet to your pin.