Woman accused of handing over 1,100 registered SIM cards to 'unknown person' for gain of up to $25 each
A 26-year-old woman is expected to be charged in court on Aug 14 for her suspected involvement in providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gains.
Police said preliminary investigations revealed that she allegedly solicited the assistance of a friend to use her company to register over 500 SIM cards with Simba Telecom in July and August.
She would then collect these SIM cards from designated pick-up locations authorised by Simba Telecom.
She had also allegedly worked with another friend to register a shell company which they used to apply for over 600 SIM cards with Simba Telecom in June and July.
All of these SIM cards were purportedly handed over to an unknown person in exchange for monetary gains ranging from $20 to $25 per SIM card.
The offence of transacting SIM cards registered using another person's personal information for criminal activity carries a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up three years or both.
Police said: "Criminal syndicates exploit local SIM cards and eSIMs as channels for communication related to scams, unlicensed moneylending and vice, among other illicit activities.
"The police take a serious view of SIM cards being misused as a conduit for crimes and will not hesitate to take action against individuals who misuse their eSIM/SIM card via reselling, allowing others to use their SIM cards, helping other individuals to register or holding multiple SIM cards without a legitimate reason."
