SIM card fraud problem in South Africa

[Daniel Puchert]

SIM card mess in South Africa

No one has been convicted for a serious crime committed in South Africa using fraudulently registered SIM cards in the past five years. This was revealed in a recent parliamentary response by police minister Senzo Mchunu.

Mchunu said that since 2020, law enforcement agencies have conducted 27 investigations into serious crimes committed using fraudulently registered SIM cards.

 

[deweyzeph]

Not even the US and the UK require ID when purchasing prepaid SIM cards - and they are some of the most paranoid security states in the world. So I fail to understand how the use of unregistered SIM cards can affect South Africa's grey listing when 2 of the biggest economies in the world don't even bother to enforce this.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Cadres need pre-rica'ed SIMS to perpetuate their corrupt business practices, so not going to happen.

 

[Randux]

You can get a registered sim card from any taxi rank, I believe for free.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I got 2x SIMS for free from the local Paki - repair shop. No issues with them in 6 months

 

[Bad Ballie]

RICA was never meant to stop crime, that was just the reason they used to get buy in. RICA only has one purpose, which is to give government a database of every law abiding user.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

RICA was never meant to stop crime, that was just the reason they used to get buy in. RICA only has one purpose, which is to give government a database of every law abiding user.

They already have that, it is called an ID Number

 

[Ninja'd]

They already have that, it is called an ID Number

Nooit!

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

dumb idea that backfired spectacularly,
almost like letting anybody drive a minibus taxi

 

[DreamKing]

They already have that, it is called an ID Number

but the government doesn't have your phone number.