Saudi prank calls on rise due to illegal SIM

nicaq25
By nicaq25

The number of people receiving prank phone calls has surged in Saudi Arabia due to the illegal sale of SIM cards to third parties.

“We receive lots of complaints on a daily basis. People report prank calls and that they are harassed by people ringing from unrecognised numbers,” an official of the Saudi Telecom Company told Arab News.

“The owners of illegal SIM cards want to stay undiscovered and so buy prepaid SIM cards that have been registered on other people’s names. This allows them to remain free and untracked,” he said.

According to the report the illegal sale of SIM cards is widespread in Jeddah. Street vendors sell the chips for anything between SR20 to SR300.

Phone companies said the owners of illegal SIM cards risk having them cancelled with no recourse.
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I think Qatar residents should be aware of this news too!

By wheels_86• 6 Apr 2010 18:31
wheels_86

wait till this thing starts in Qatar

By kbaisi• 6 Apr 2010 18:26
kbaisi

I guess that's what you do for entertainment when you have all these laws banning any and every thing.

By nicaq25• 6 Apr 2010 18:16
nicaq25

By nadt• 6 Apr 2010 18:09
nadt

are people that bored they have to prank others.

By nicaq25• 6 Apr 2010 18:06
nicaq25

even if you said you're leaving Qatar for good.

This is too risky.

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