The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has warned telecom consumers of unauthorised SIM swap and other fraudulent activities by dubious individuals who take advantage of innocent citizens, asserting that the full wrath of the law would be visited on culprits.
Speaking at the 4th Quarter Open Forum of the Industry Consumer Advisory Forum, ICAF, at the NCC Annex office, Mbora, Abuja, the Director of Consumers Affairs Bureau of the Commission, Felicia Onwuegbuchulam said the Commission with security agencies are on the lookout for fraudsters who use the telecom platforms to defraud innocent Nigerians.
She said there has been growing concerns in the industry on the exploitation of the SIM-card replacement process to defraud citizens, adding that the on-going discussions with critical stakeholders were aimed at checkmating the menace.
She said, financial fraud using telecoms platforms has been
on the front-burner for both the financial and telecom sectors in recent time.
