‘My neighbor is out $4,000’: Woman says you should remove your phone numbers from your accounts. Here’s why

Your phone number may be the key to your bank account as many scammers are using a new technique called SIM hacking.

In a TikTok with over 1.2 million views, creator lex.and.her.pen (@lex.and.her.pen) warns viewers of a phone number-based scam and urges everyone to remove their phone numbers from their accounts.

“You guys need to remove your phone numbers from literally everything,” she begins.

What is SIM hacking?

The content creator explains the scam...