CICC to file raps over unregistered SIM cards

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is poised to file charges against erring agents who failed to properly account for their thousands of unregistered SIM cards that are allegedly being used to defraud the public.

CICC Executive Director Alexander K. Ramos, in a statement Saturday, expressed alarm when an investigation uncovered that unregistered SIM cards were being used to receive online bank transaction messages.

“It’s time for the government to get tough on these telcos,” he said. Authorities recently seized thousands of SIM cards with various faked identities and unregistered SIM cards.

The CICC will meet with the National Telecommunication Commission to share their findings.

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The SIM Registration Act or Republic Act No. 11934 also known as the SIM card law, mandates the registration of all SIM cards before activation to curb cybercriminal activities and the spread of text scams.

Ramos said that some subscribers continue to receive scam messages from unregistered SIM cards. 

“Organized cybercrime syndicates have been using unregistered SIM cards  and or SIM Cards with stolen identities to send fraudulent SMS with dangerous links,” he said.

The CICC is appealing to victims of text scams and other cybercrimes to call the Inter Agency Response Center hotline 1326.

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