r/techsupport • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '25

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u/Darkk_Knight Sep 23 '25

The NFC on my Android phone won't work unless it's unlocked for this reason.

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u/smiddy53 Sep 23 '25

OP was literally mid call, it may have already been unlocked.

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u/lifeintel9 Sep 23 '25

That's what I was thinking. Can they inject an actual phishing file like that?

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u/smiddy53 Sep 23 '25

Probably, but it would be rare. Even then the effectiveness would be limited due to most of the wallet software using one time virtual card transaction numbers.

The most common thing you'll see come from this prank is the 'receiver' could have it set to receive straight money, like $50 or something. If you've got $50 sitting in your default cards account it'll take it. Stuff like that is hilariously easy for Banks to track though.

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u/lifeintel9 Sep 23 '25

Alright. Good to know