Bangkok, July 26-Police confirmed. Scammers cannot use SIM cards to suck money from bank accounts via mobile phones. Emphasize that entrepreneurs have strict control measures.

Colonel Kongkritsada Kitti Thiraphong Deputy Commander of Technology Crime Investigation and Analysis Revealing the case of sending messages via social media that There are scammers using a method to spoof or smuggle a phone SIM called a sim swap fraud where the criminal uses a method to cut off the phone signal temporarily. Before pretending to be an officer, contact that There is a problem with the mobile network. Must dial a number to connect to the network. But during that time, the criminal took control of the phone and transferred money from the account. The owner was not notified because the cell phone signal was cut and caused panic in the people. The statement is not true. Because currently service providers and agencies The NBTC has a measure to prevent the use of phone SIM privileges. Including technically it is still not possible. And at present, there is still no notification on this matter. and is currently in force with the Royal Decree Control horse account ghost sim with higher penalty rate. Requires all SIMs to verify their identity before being used. Otherwise there will be criminal offenses. by penalty for those who use ghost sim That is, imprisonment for not more than 3 years, imprisonment for not more than 300,000 baht, or both.

Mr. Lertrat Ratananukul, Executive Director and Public Relations The Telecommunications Association under Royal Patronage said it had been confirmed by the operator that in practice it could not be done. which the use of nano sim or micro sim At present, there are several layers of protection systems. And activation of the SIM service requires registration and verification through the center only. In case of using multi sim service or one number using multiple sims can be used to call in and out only the first SIM Other devices using the same number can only use the internet. Or can only use one SIM at a time and must ask for encryption only And all SIM dealers must register the SIM correctly according to the law of NBTC, which came into force at the beginning of the month Last Jul. Therefore confirming that it is impossible for criminals to use the method of wearing such a SIM card.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency