Sonatel : du nouveau dans l’affaire « Sim Swap » liée au réseau sénégalo-marocain d’escrocs
B. Diop, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, was brought before the Pikine-Guédiawaye prosecutor's office for attempted "Sim swap" fraud, a process that allows people to take control of other people's SIM cards in order to access their bank accounts and digital services.
On August 7, L'Observateur rewinds, at a Sonatel agency in Guédiawaye, a vigilant agent spotted inconsistencies in the documents presented by the accused, who was trying to recover a SIM card in the name of a certain Ch... Ndao.
Suspicious, the agency head recognized a modus operandi similar to attempts reported in Keur Massar and Rufisque, and immediately alerted the police.
Diop was arrested on the spot, in possession of forged documents, two cell phones, and several suspicious items. While in custody, he confessed to acting under the orders of an accomplice nicknamed Trinidy, a Moroccan national with whom he worked at a branch of an international call center.
Recaptured by the daily newspaper of the Future Media Group, he admitted to having assumed several identities, including that of Yancouba Mendy, and attempted to insert a SIM card in the name of PJP Chollet, the victim of an attempted fraudulent withdrawal of 10 million CFA francs, ultimately blocked by his bank.
The same source indicates that the authorities and Sonatel are taking this matter very seriously and are considering strengthening security procedures, including biometric verification and systematic double validation.
The investigation continues in order to apprehend Trinidy.
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