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- In Brief
- Criminals Exchange SIM Cards After Obtaining Access to PIN Numbers, National ID Card Number, and Date of Birth, & ### 39, they use to access the mobile money services
- Report, 2017, dismissed staff for fraudulent behavior raised to 52
? The mobile phone, which has become one of the most reliable gadgets today, could lead you to financial ruin.
Savvy criminals have developed ways to access vital information for unrestricted access to your bank accounts and mobile money platforms.
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The crime is perpetrated by criminals with the help of some insiders. They are employees of mobile phone service providers, who have become thugs and exploit the rich data left by clueless customers.
Although security experts warn Kenyans not to give their national identity card number and birth dates, if you were in an establishment where you had to file your national identity card and provide your mobile phone number, vital information in the hands of criminals who could clean your bank accounts.
The Sunday Standard surveys show that some establishments even scanned the national identity cards of visitors before being allowed to enter certain offices, a development exploited by crooks .
Applications developed
According to reports, some applications developed by some lending institutions to provide loans via mobile phones have become a rich source of information for criminals.
Some lenders, according to sources, demanded very personal information such as the applicant's place of residence.
Although the scale of this crime has not yet been established, there are indications that thousands of Kenyans have lost millions because of the scam perpetrated by criminals without face hiding behind computers.
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Yesterday, following a national outcry from many Kenyans who had lost money to fraudsters, the Criminal Investigations Branch, George Kinoti announced that they had put in check the main suspects of the union Sim Swap.
On the official Facebook page, the DCI announced: "Yesterday, detectives arrested Mr. Maurice Musoti, an employee of Safaricom and Rian Obaga Nyagaka, a fourth-year student of the Bachelor of Science degree at Jomo University Kenyatta (JKUAT) "
The DCI reported that they had recovered "A laptop made Apple, 160 unused Safaricom SIM cards, 44 used Safaricom SIM cards, five Till agent numbers, 3 Mpesa, Safaricom Books, Internet Booster Router and two mobile phones, a BlackBerry and Samsung J7. "
Although this case is still under investigation and the detectives are still trying to establish whether the suspects are guilty, a report published by Safaricom shows that there have been cases of some insiders involved in fraudulent activities.
According to the Safaricom Sustainability Report, 2017, the number of employees fired for fraudulent behavior rose to 52, and the types of frauds were robberies; diversion of badets (cashing and devices); policy violations (unauthorized access to data systems); and fraudulent SIM exchange / M-PESA.
Suspicious Calls
Recently, a helpless victim complained of the loss of a lot of money by crooks who had hacked his cell phone line and left imprints of their crimes because they were using registered lines, but when he contacted the service provider, was told to report to the police.
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"I am sad about the way you act for your client.Today, I was scammed a lot of money by some crooks after that. They have hacked my line, their lines are registered but you claim that you can not help me even get some of my money back so I should not trust you? help you and you feel safe.I need your help! ", wrote the subscriber on the face book account of the service providers.
The service provider's response was: "Hello (name deleted). Sorry for the experience, please report the problem to the police for help. "
Last Friday, Safaricom advised subscribers to report any call or suspicious transaction to the company and the police for action.
Safaricom's Director of Risk Management, Nicholas Mulila, said: "We want to inform customers of any alleged interference with their SIM card or theft of personal data by calling 100 or 200, or by SMS to 333 for badistance Clients should also report these cases to law enforcement agencies with urgency. "
Rogue employees
Noting that Safaricom was concerned about reports of social engineering and the theft of customer information leading to fraudulent SIM card exchanges, the company asked subscribers to back up information such as PINs and PINs. national identification numbers.
At the same time, the Communications Authority of Kenya, through the Coordinating Center of the National Computer Incident Response Team in Kenya , said to have received reports of theft of personally identifiable information.
According to the authority, the fraudster usually makes a call claiming to be an employee of a mobile network operator and asks the unsuspecting subscriber to share his PIII, such as his credit card. national identity, currency code or SIM card.
After obtaining the PIII, criminals illegally replace the SIM card, accessing all SIM services, including mobile money transfer, voice calls, SMS and all other services that can be processed by phone. [19659006]
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A cybersecurity expert, Bright Gameli explained that once criminals accessed this information, they then raided the mobile money wallet or the bank accounts that they empty.
"There have been cases of some fraudsters asking for loans using the lines without the knowledge or permission of the real owners.Some have even paid for services such as television, water, and water. Electricity through the cards exchanged, "he added.
"Ideally, if you lose a phone, you report to the service provider where you are replacing the line and block the old one.It is the same method that criminals use, by hacking systems to obtain a new map without necessarily producing a piece of identity, "added Gameli.
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