<ul><li>Cory fell victim to a scam where a fake text led to the hijacking of his phone number and potential identity theft.</li><li>The scam involved convincing Cory, a life coach, to click a link in a message impersonating his phone provider, leading to his phone number being compromised.</li><li>After experiencing the scam, Cory spent hours recovering his phone number and dealt with lingering billing issues.</li><li>To prevent such SIM swap scams, McAfee's Scam Detector could have helped by proactively detecting suspicious texts, analyzing messages, and blocking access to malicious sites.</li></ul>

Cory’s Scam Story: A Fake Text Nearly Took His Identity

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