> not sure it’s legal to pretend you want to pay for simswaps
I don't see a big difference between this, and sending fake phishing emails to employees to see if they bite, which is a fairly common practice.
In this case though, it doesn't necessarily have to be T-mobile that does it. It could be local law enforcement, and they could potentially trade immunity for information on real bribers.
Clicking on fishing link is not illegal. Therefore, it is ok for corporate to sent fake fishing emails. This would be instructing employees to do something illegal.
Likewise, CEO can not instruct the accountant to steal money from company account as a test.
I don't see a big difference between this, and sending fake phishing emails to employees to see if they bite, which is a fairly common practice.
In this case though, it doesn't necessarily have to be T-mobile that does it. It could be local law enforcement, and they could potentially trade immunity for information on real bribers.