scammers say 'give me your phone number'

Brookline MA

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Fake pet sale ads asking you to 'send your phone number' are almost always scams in which the criminals are trying to steal your phone account, then access to your bank and credit card accounts. SIM hijack scam https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-phone-hijacking-when-criminals-take-over-your-phone-and-everything-in-it.html Google Voice scam https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/10/google-voice-scam-how-verification-code-scam-works-and-how-avoid-it See a scammer, flag a scammer.