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Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by Qtsnow(m): 8:53pm On Feb 06, 2020
IF YOU DO MOBILE BANKING from your phone, there is need to put a PIN on your SIM, otherwise your account can be wiped clean anytime you lose your phone or your phone is stolen. The process to do is very simple but if ignored can cost your all Your life savings.

For those who don't know about it yet, just follow this simple steps to protect hacking of Your bank account through SIM THEFT.

1. Go to SETTINGS in Your phone.

2. Go to SECURITY & LOCATION under SETTINGS

3. Go to SIM CARD LOCK.

4. Click on LOCK SIM CARD.

5. Enter Your mobile network default SIM CARD PIN.

*For MTN users it is "00000". *For AIRTEL users it is "1111".
*For 9mobile users it is "0000"
* For GLO users, it is "0000"

6. After entering the MOBILE NETWORK DEFAULT PIN, under it You will see " CHANGE SIM PIN", click on it to change to Your unique 4 digit pin,

7. Confirm Your unique 4 digit pin by entering it again & YOU ARE DONE �.

So anytime You "On" Your phone You will be prompted to enter Your SIM CARD PIN just as You will be prompted to enter Your phone lock PIN or Draw Your PATTERN each time You "START" (ON) Your phone.

With the ACTIVATION OF SIM LOCK on Your phone, Your money can never be withdrawn from Your bank account through your SIM because Your SIM will be useless in their hands since it is blocked and You will not be under tension to go and block or retrieve Your stolen SIM.

Please kindly share this information with Your loved ones because the rate of phone theft these days are alarming as they (phone thieves) are not just after the phone but SIM CARDS linked to Your bank account.

Please let's be safe!!!


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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by Qtsnow(m): 9:08pm On Feb 06, 2020
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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by Qtsnow(m): 9:08pm On Feb 06, 2020
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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by OmoIREFIN: 9:20pm On Feb 06, 2020
God bless you for this detailed information!

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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by Qtsnow(m): 9:21pm On Feb 06, 2020
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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by Qtsnow(m): 9:22pm On Feb 06, 2020
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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by bercarray(m): 8:35am On Apr 24, 2022
God bless you OP for this information, this Is front page material oo, please help us push to fp so that people can see it

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Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by ntipro: 2:33pm On Apr 24, 2022
This is very helpful

I was once a victim of this

Those guys no get joy at all
Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by ManirBK: 4:50pm On Apr 24, 2022
good one bro
Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by Restroom: 8:53am On Apr 25, 2022
Nice one
Re: Steps To Prevent Your Bank Account From SIM Theft by dontbothermuch: 10:08am On Mar 27, 2023
Qtsnow:
IF YOU DO MOBILE BANKING from your phone, there is need to put a PIN on your SIM, otherwise your account can be wiped clean anytime you lose your phone or your phone is stolen. The process to do is very simple but if ignored can cost your all Your life savings.

For those who don't know about it yet, just follow this simple steps to protect hacking of Your bank account through SIM THEFT.

1. Go to SETTINGS in Your phone.

2. Go to SECURITY & LOCATION under SETTINGS

3. Go to SIM CARD LOCK.

4. Click on LOCK SIM CARD.

5. Enter Your mobile network default SIM CARD PIN.

*For MTN users it is "00000". *For AIRTEL users it is "1111".
*For 9mobile users it is "0000"
* For GLO users, it is "0000"

6. After entering the MOBILE NETWORK DEFAULT PIN, under it You will see " CHANGE SIM PIN", click on it to change to Your unique 4 digit pin,

7. Confirm Your unique 4 digit pin by entering it again & YOU ARE DONE �.

So anytime You "On" Your phone You will be prompted to enter Your SIM CARD PIN just as You will be prompted to enter Your phone lock PIN or Draw Your PATTERN each time You "START" (ON) Your phone.

With the ACTIVATION OF SIM LOCK on Your phone, Your money can never be withdrawn from Your bank account through your SIM because Your SIM will be useless in their hands since it is blocked and You will not be under tension to go and block or retrieve Your stolen SIM.

Please kindly share this information with Your loved ones because the rate of phone theft these days are alarming as they (phone thieves) are not just after the phone but SIM CARDS linked to Your bank account.

Please let's be safe!!!


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Thanks. It was useful.

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