Author: Joel Cedras

Virtual mobile provider uConnect allows customers to buy SIM cards without verifying their IDs. uConnect asks for an ID number and address when one orders a SIM card, but does not ask for proof. South African law requires that sellers register the ID and residential address of their customers. But the law is badly enforced and thousands of crimes are committed using fraudulently registered or stolen SIM cards every year. Mobile provider uConnect is selling SIM cards online without properly verifying the identity and residential address of its customers. This contravenes RICA law and makes it easier for fraudsters to buy SIM…