Dishonest SIM registration agents are fueling Tanzania’s phone fraud networks
A mobile phone SIM card registration agent (left) at work. A probe has found that the fraud network involves scammers and rogue agents who illegally register SIM cards. PHOTO | FILE
Dar es Salaam. Some dishonest mobile phone SIM registration agents are facilitating phone fraud by secretly registering SIM cards and selling them to criminal networks, this paper understands.
Investigations by The Citizen’s sister publication, Mwananchi has found that the fraud network, commonly known as Halohalo, involves not only scammers but also rogue agents who illegally register SIM cards using customers’ personal information without their knowledge.
