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Are you at risk of becoming a victim of a cell phone spy? For just about $50 cell phone spies can buy software that enables them to eavesdrop on your cell phone calls, go through your call logs, even read your text messages. So if you’re giving your credit card, banking or other personal information out over your cell phone thieves can potentially steal your identity. What are the signs someone has taken control of your cell phone?

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• 1.  What is cell phone spying?
• 2.  Is your cell phone at risk?
• 3.  How do cell phone spies take control of your phone?
• 4.  Who is snooping through your cell phone?
• 5.  What do cell phone spies look for in your cell phone?
• 6.  What are the signs that someone has control of your cell phone?
• 7.  How do you keep your conversations private?
• 8.  What should you do if you think you’re a victim of a cell phone spy?
• 9.  Cell phone spies Q&A
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9. Cell phone spies Q & A

1. What is cell phone snooping?

So what is cell phone spying? It’s when someone goes and finds a program or software and they physically download it onto your cell phone. Then the cell phone spies can see every text message you send and receive, they can see every phone number you call and receive. They can also turn your cell phone into a microphone and listen to you when your cell phone is just sitting nearby and you’re not even using it; they can even intercept your phone calls and hear both sides of the conversation.

2. Is your cell phone at risk?

You may be wondering if your phone is at risk for this spyware? Well here is what you need to know, it only works on phones that are web accessible. So if you can get on the internet on your cell phone chances are the spyware can be used. Now, each spyware is a little bit different, and they usually have a list of compatible phones, but if you can’t get the internet on your cell phone you’re probably safe.

3. How do cell phone spies take control of your cell phone?

So how does someone take control of your phone? They physically have to have possession of it for about five minutes to download the software. The worst part is once it’s on there it’s on there forever! It doesn’t matter if you change your phone number, or your carrier and it doesn’t matter if you change your SIM card because the cell phone spy will just get a text message telling them the new carrier information, the new phone number, etc. So you’ve got to make sure that you keep your phone with you at all times.

4. Who is looking through your cell phone?

So who’s doing all this cell phone spying? Basically it is partners and ex-partners. People who want to know is my boyfriend cheating on me, is my wife cheating on me, is someone seeing someone behind my back? Stalkers can also use the spyware to keep track of their victims. They can track every conversation you have and your every move. Identity thieves could also use the spyware. They are not the main users right now, but they could be in the future.

5. What do cell phone spies look for in your cell phone?

So what is it people are looking for when they snoop on your phone? Identity thieves could use your information. If you’re ordering things on the phone they could get your credit card number or your bank account information. But, the fact is most the information people want is who’s cheating on who, who is seeing who behind my back, who’s sending a text message to their ex-girlfriend that is basically the information most people are after with this spyware. They want to know if they are being cheated on, and stalkers can use the information to track their victims.

6. What are the signs that someone has control of your cell phone?

So maybe you’re wondering how do I know if somebody has put this spyware on my cell phone? It’s kind of hard because it doesn’t beep or ring or anything when the person is controlling your phone, but there are some things you can look for; first of all be leery of anyone who asks you to borrow your phone to download a new software, ringtone or game. Next, watch and see if the phone just lights up, it doesn’t ring or anything it just lights up throughout the day that’s another clue. And check out your text messaging bill. If your bill is going up and you don’t think you’ve done that much text messaging then maybe you have spyware on your phone. Plus, a lot of data activity is another key that someone has downloaded the spyware onto your phone.

7. How do you keep your conversations private?

So what can you do to protect yourself from cell phone spies? Don’t ever let your phone out of your site, it needs to be with you all of the time. But that is not practical, sometimes you have to leave it on your purse, sometimes it sits on your desk, so if it’s not in your physical control you need to lock the keypad. When you set your password do not make it easy like your pet’s name or your boyfriend’s name. Have a 24 digit, hard to figure out password that way if someone gets a hold of your cell phone they cannot operate it.

8. What should you do if you think you’re a victim of a cell phone spy?

So what should you do if you believe you’re a victim of cell phone spying? The most important thing you can do is change phones, not phone numbers, not carriers, not SIM cards, none of that will work. Change phones! And go low-tech. If you go low-tech and your phone is not internet capable no one will be able to download the spyware onto your cell phone.

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