A new technology introduced into the country by IT giants, Subah Infosolutions, has aided a joint anti-telecom fraud task force in arresting SIM Box fraudsters from eight SIM boxing centres in Accra, Tema, Koforidua and Kumasi.
The new technology, officials of Subah Infosolutions noted, was introduced into the country on January 8, 2015 to complement existing devices in its “Triangulation Project” which involves physically driving around with sophisticated electronic gadgets to locate SIM boxes.
Addressing a news confernce in Accra yesterday, the Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department, Commisioner Prosper Kwame Agbor, disclosed that technical support from Subah Infosolutions has assisted the joint taskforce from the CID headquarters, the National Communication Authority and Telecom Service Providers in Ghana to clamp down on SIM Box fraudsters.
According to him the activities of the arrested SIM box fraudsters within a period of four and seven months has caused the state a total lost in revenue of One Hundred and Seven million, Four Hundred and Ninety Five Ghana cedis (GHC 107, 495, 000.00.)
“It may interest you to know that this is one of the biggest and most successful operations embarked upon by the taskforce as far as SIM Box fraud is concerned. Eight (8) SIM box operators were busted; Thousands of SIM cards were recovered. From one SIM Box operator alone, twenty-one thousand, two hundred and thirty-two (21,232) SIM cards were recovered,” Commissioner Agblor stated.
While commending officials of Subah Infosolutions for their technical support, the Director General noted that the exercise officials of the IT giant embarked on to clamp down on the SIM box fraudsters is sometimes risky as some of the fraudsters are fully armed.
He noted “while commending the taskforce for its diligence, we also take note that the state-of-the-art equipment provided by Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited was instrumental in busting and exposing these SIM Box fraudsters.”
Commissioner Agblor cautioned persons engaged in SIM Box fraud and their collaborators to desist from the act, saying “the taskforce is determined to pursue all such fraudsters and other criminals operating in the country.
He also advised landlords to flush out tenants who uses their premises for such fraudulent acts, and entreated the public to cooperate with the taskforce and report anyone engaged in such criminal act.
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