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We recently received an email regarding Linda from Tampa, Florida. Here’s what she had to say about the phone hijacking scam that hit her out of the blue.
Hello,
Crazy situation, maybe you’ll figure it out. The guy started using our phone number a few months ago, applying for jobs, housing, loans, etc. I get texts answering his inquiries with suggestions, which I reply as “wrong number”, but he continues to apply for other transactions or withdrawal. We know his name, we know he lives in a small town near Tampa, I even found him on Facebook. We cannot understand why he does this, what is his point of view. I thought about changing my phone number, but I’ve had it for years and it would be a hassle. Can you figure out its angle and what danger it is for us? Thank you!
Linda, Tampa, Florida
Of course, it’s unclear why this guy is using Linda’s phone number. I have several theories about his motives. Let’s dive into why people might use your or someone else’s phone number and what you can do to take action.
Why would someone want to use my phone number?
mistaken identity
One possibility, though unlikely, is that the person using your phone number mistakenly thinks the number is their own. Another possibility is that a stranger is using your phone number by mistake, either due to a typo or mistake on their part, or because the phone numbers are similar. Perhaps they wanted to use their phone number but entered yours by mistake. A person may also intentionally use a false phone number to avoid detection or for other malicious purposes.
One possibility, though unlikely, is that the person using your phone number mistakenly thinks the number is their own. Another possibility is that a stranger is using your phone number by mistake, either due to a typo or mistake on their part, or because the phone numbers are similar. ( )
fraudulent activity
One of my main thoughts, however, is that a person may be using your phone number as part of a scam. For example, a scammer may use your phone number to apply for a loan or housing, and then disappear without paying the loan or paying the rent. This could potentially expose you to the risk of being contacted by creditors or others demanding repayment.
Also, they may use your phone number to receive calls or text messages from people who think they are contacting them and then try to scam those people.
Another possibility that someone is using your phone number is that it could be part of a scam. For example, a scammer could use your phone number to apply for a loan or a job under a false name…which could put you at risk in several ways if what the scammer is doing is illegal.
Another possibility that someone is using your phone number is that it could be part of a scam. ( )
What should I do if I find out that my phone number is being used for fraudulent purposes?
Regardless of the motive, no one but yourself should use your phone number for any reason. Here are some tips you can follow to protect yourself and your phone number in the future.
- Contact the authorities: Let the police and your mobile operator know that your phone number is constantly being used without your consent and consider how they can help you stop it.
- Change your phone number: While it can be a bit of a hassle, the risk to your safety is far worse than any inconvenience that changing your phone number might cause you. Consider changing your phone number to end this invasion of privacy.
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What if I give my personal data to a scammer? What to do next.
If you have inadvertently shared your personal information with a scammer, below are some of the next steps to take if you are the victim of identity theft.
- View bank statements and current account transactions to see where extraneous activity started.
- Report any violations official government agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission.
- Get professional legal advice:
Before contacting law enforcement, especially if you are dealing with identity theft. If you are a victim of identity theft, you may not be able to find a job or a place to live. - Before contacting law enforcement, especially if you are dealing with a criminal offense involving identity theft.
- If you are a victim of criminal identity theft, you may not be able to find work or housing.
- Alert all three major credit bureaus and possibly put a fraud warning on your credit report.
- Run your own background check or request a copy of it if in this way you discover that your information has been used by a criminal.
- Use the fraud protection service: Identity theft companies can track personal information such as your social security number, phone number, and email address and alert you if it is being sold on the dark web or used to open an account. They can also help you block your bank and credit card accounts to prevent further unauthorized use by criminals.
Some of the best parts of using an identity theft protection service like my #1 choice include identity theft insurance to cover damages and legal fees, and a white glove fraud resolution team where a US case manager assists you recover any damages.
Find out more by going to CyberGuy.com/IdentityTheft.
Has your phone number been used in any suspicious way? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com/Contacts . (Kurt Knutsson)
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If you are a victim of identity theft, the most important thing to do is to take immediate action to mitigate the damage and prevent further damage.
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The launch of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D in late February made one thing very clear: Team Red’s early 7000-series 3D V-Cache processors were gaming monsters. Their extra extra layer of spicy L3 cache boosted their performance.
But the chip that everyone was waiting for – Ryzen 7 7800X3D – was still in question. The $450 CPU, which will hold until its April 6 launch, is an “affordable” option compared to the $699 7950X3D and $599 Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and many gamers have been looking forward to it. We knew the technical details of the 7800X3D (which you can check out via our YouTube report), but how it would make it to the leaderboards remained a mystery.
Now that this chip is on the shelves, we finally know: like its siblings, this processor is also a beast. It’s actually the best processor you can buy for gaming if that’s all you do.
Of course, this latest addition to the Ryzen 7000 lineup isn’t the whole story, as benchmarks from all over the internet show, and that information could make a big difference in whether the 7800X3D is right for you. Here’s what you need to know.
In games, it is combined with the best Intel and AMD chips.
Site after site, the tests show the same result – the Ryzen 7 7800X3D surpasses its weight category in games. Whether it’s Tom’s Hardware or TechSpot, this processor’s average gaming performance puts it on par with its much more expensive sibling, the 7950X3D. And it’s a processor that outperforms the best Intel chips like the Core i9-13900K.
In fact, when looking at aggregate scores, the 7800X3D sometimes ousts the 7950X3D from the top spot. And in reviews that don’t have it, you’ll usually find it in second place. Meanwhile, the $418 Intel Core i7-13700K — its closest price competitor — lags behind. Depending on the test suite (because reviewers don’t have a perfect match on the games they test), the 7800X3D can offer an average of 6 to 13 percent better performance.
However, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D doesn’t always top the charts in every single game. In games that are better optimized for Intel processors, or in games where clock speed has a greater effect on cache size, the 7800X3D is in the middle or even at the bottom of the powerful processor rankings. If you run the same game every night (for example, Counter Strike: Global Offensive) and expect maximum frame rates from your system, you should examine the relevant test results to make sure this processor is suitable.
But not so good in other tasks
PC world
Run games on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and it will handle most of them with aplomb. Even if it lags noticeably behind the best, it delivers high frame rates. You’ll notice the differences even less at higher resolutions and/or graphics settings that put more work on your graphics card, which can make its relatively more affordable price even more attractive compared to other Ryzen 9 and 7 components, as well as Intel processors. Core i9 and i7 processors.
However, in non-gaming tasks, the results of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D cannot be contextualized in the same way. Either the chip is faster at encoding and rendering, or it isn’t. And in everything that strongly depends on the speed of the processor or the number of cores, the 7800X3D lags behind. You can see this for yourself in the Cinebench R23 multi-core results – compared to the 13700K, the latest AMD is 37% slower in the TechSpot review. Similar conclusions were also in other publications.
This behavior is in line with what we saw in the first generation 3D V-Cache CPU, the equally fantastic Ryzen 7 5800X3D (precursor to the 7800X3D!), as well as the 7950X3D at its launch. None of these chips could even match their X siblings (5800X, 7950X) for content creation tasks.
Adam Patrick Murray / IDG
But two high-end AMD Ryzen 7000 3D V-Cache processors can still handle heavy workloads – they’re not incapable, just a bit slower than the best processors in that regard. They are well suited for gamers who also need high performance in all major workloads, but not as good as those whose top priority is work first, play second.
Meanwhile, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is primarily a gaming processor. If you want a processor with more even and balanced performance across the board, a competitor like the Intel Core i7-13700K is a more ideal choice, as you’ll see in the comparison video embedded below. But if you’re totally interested in gaming performance and can wait longer for encoding to complete, this is your thing.
It is the most energy efficient gaming chip
Jim Martin / Foundry
Chart after chart measuring power consumption, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D consumes far less power than similarly priced processors, and definitely less than standard AMD and Intel flagship processors.
The exception, of course, is other 3D V-Cache CPUs. These parts consume less power due to the lower voltage, which in turn reduces the amount of heat generated, a necessary design choice to mitigate the thermal effects of having more L3 cache.
So from time to time you can see the result of the test, where the 7950X3D is ahead of the modest Ryzen 7 7800X3D. But overall, the 7800X3D is much more lenient in utility bills than the 7950X and 13900K, which don’t captivate or apologize for wattage. Its weaker performance is directly related to how much energy it uses. Just take a look at TechSpot’s study of the electricity used in running the Blender rendering test. 13700K is 44% faster but also consumes 89 percent more power.
In gaming, the gap isn’t as big, but it’s still noticeable – you’ll see between 20 and 28 percent difference in power consumption compared to chips like the 13700K and 13900K, often while the Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms them. And, as you might guess, using less energy not only results in more savings on utility bills, but also less heat dissipation. TechSpot has never seen the 7800X3D rise above 84 degrees Celsius during all-core workloads in Cinebench R23, or 66 degrees during a single-core program test.
Don’t buy this instead of a more powerful GPU.
Brad Chacos/IDG
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a ferocious chip, but you won’t win if it’s the most powerful component in your build. Unlike a processor that can also do production work, its primary purpose is to keep your gaming rig running at full capacity.
And in a gaming rig, you’ll be better off if you skew your budget more towards your GPU rather than your CPU. You certainly don’t want your CPU to bottleneck your graphics card, but if your CPU is more powerful than the GPU, you won’t be able to get the most out of your build.
Considering how far the Ryzen 7 7800X3D can go, it can comfortably work with the best graphics cards on the market, such as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. It’s the best gaming processor for high-performance yet price-sensitive shoppers when you need the very best for the wide range of games you play without overspending performance for multi-threaded or clock-sensitive workloads you’ll never run. .
So if you’re choosing between the RTX 3060 and RTX 3070 (or the Radeon RX 6800 XT), a better graphics card and cheaper (say $300) processor will give you the best bang for your buck. That doesn’t make the 7800X3D a bad choice – rather, it’s best suited for high-end gaming systems where the CPU can be a potential bottleneck.
Intel still holds the lead in value
Potential buyers of Ryzen 7000 processors received good news this week – the release of the budget A620 chipset for AM5 motherboards. But even if you chipped in that low to save a few bucks (perhaps to afford the 7800X3D, reckless as it is), the reality is that you still can’t beat the savings you can get with an Intel chip. Not if you’re willing to upgrade to slower (and cheaper) memory.
AM5 motherboards are the only motherboards compatible with Ryzen 7000 and only support DDR5 memory. Prices for this faster RAM have come down, but they haven’t bottomed out yet to match DDR4 memory prices. Meanwhile, there are DDR4 motherboards for Intel chips and they are cheaper than DDR5 motherboards. Thus, with Intel, you will save both on the mobile phone and on the memory.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on April 6, 2023 and updated on May 1, 2023 with a link to our performance comparison video between Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i7-13700K.
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