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EE Cyber Security powered by Norton

Going online opens up your whole world. But it can also put your devices and identity at risk. If you want extra peace of mind and to better protect your devices and identity, look no further than EE Cyber Security Powered by Norton™. It's super easy...

Sean_D by Former EE Community Manager
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Annual Identity Check powered by Norton

Your personal information isn’t something you want a cybercriminal to use to commit identity fraud. Our annual online identity check can help you know if your personal info has been found on the dark web. In partnership with Norton™, the annual ident...

Sean_D by Former EE Community Manager
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Scam

I was called from 01668 509334 today by “EE” and they said I could have a discount on my current bill as I’ve been there for so long. They asked me to confirm my email which I did then the line went dead? Can they do anything with my email address? 

Jgwynne1 by Visitor
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EE itself hacked repeatedly to get at my account

EE found several changes to my broadband and mobile phones account not made by EE or BT people which would leave electronic footprint. 3 times SIM cards have been remotely disabled/locked not by EE and replacement new numbers sent only to be hacked/l...

scam

Had a very nice call from one of EE's service people about an issue earlier today.Just now - 3 hours later - I get a call from an Indian person (why do they even bother to make up Western names when their accent more often than not makes them unintel...

MaHü by Explorer
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Scam call atlc Cardiff?

Received a scam call from hmrc this morning when I rang back number said it was atlc Cardiff - now concerned? 

Emm14 by Visitor
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Privacy

Hello,please can my privacy be turned off so I can play games on my phone. Thanks 

Resolved! Hijacked text message

I texted my wife to ask her if she would be arriving today at 14:00.Her reply was and I've checked it myself:'Yes.xxx'.However, what arrived on my phone was:'Yes.xxx''Long Porn Videos, High Definition Porn Movies -YES.XXXYes! We sharing the latest fr...

---GW--- by Investigator
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Resolved! Robotic scam calls every minute!

I’ve had mobiles call me every couple of minutes for the last hour, calls off if I don’t speak, if I do it’s robotic about Amazon, have blocked but keeps calling on different number, 20 times in last hour!

Scam?

Hi, I had a call from a foreign lady, supposedly working for BT, tosay it has been identified that my router had multiple IP addresses linked to it. She wanted remote access to run diagnostics and resolve the issue. I have been having a lot of proble...

LiZz5 by Explorer
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