It is said that replacing old mobile phones with kitchen knives in rural areas has hurt many people. What is the problem behind this?

In rural areas, it used to be very popular to exchange old mobile phones for kitchen knives and scissors. At that time, many people thought it was a good deal. It turned out that this was a scam to steal information from your mobile phone. If you have very important private information in your mobile phone, the consequences are unimaginable!

No matter in the countryside or in the market, it is often heard that foreigners ride motorcycles and shout with loudspeakers while walking, replacing old mobile phones with washbasins and kitchen knives with scissors. Many people think that outdated mobile phones are useless and idle. It is better to replace it with a kitchen knife, and the washbasin can still be used! Some cautious people may know to empty photo albums or personal information and address books, WeChat QQ and so on! However, there are still many people who don't do this and think that the mobile phone can't be turned on and it's useless.

In this way, if the mobile phone is lost, the text messages, photos and privacy in the mobile phone can be easily recovered by scammers. Once the mobile phone is obtained by a liar, they will try their best to steal your identity information and bank card, may steal the money in your bank card secretly, or may use your bank card for online loan. This is terrible!

Now the security experts of the Public Security Bureau have confirmed that many deleted information in old mobile phones can be recovered by software, even if the factory settings are restored, it is useless, and this kind of recovery software is not expensive in the market and easy to buy! After the swindler steals personal information, he can easily get back the payment password as long as he reissues the mobile phone card. The money in your card and Alipay is easy to be stolen!

Now our mobile phones are bound to Alipay WeChat, and even the phone numbers are real-name authentication. Mobile phones are very important to us. Everyone must protect their mobile phones. Even if you don't use it, you can't easily give it to others!