MTN Nigeria halts SIM swap by proxy

Lagos –  Mr Akinwale Goodluck, the Corporate Services Executive of MTN Nigeria, has announced the decision of the company to discontinue SIM swaps by proxy with effect from June 7.
Goodluck said this in a statement made available on Thursday in Lagos.
He said that after June 7, customers who wished to swap or replace their SIM cards as a result of their phones being stolen, destroyed or misplaced must do so in person.
According to him, the decision was taken in order to protect customers’ data and preserve the overall integrity of the SIM swap process.
“In recent months, unscrupulous elements have started to exploit the proxy SIM swap process and there have been incidents of unauthorised people fraudulently obtaining SIM cards belonging to others.
“The implication of this decision is that customers will now have to appear in person at the service outlets nearest to them to request and obtain new SIM cards.

“Such requests will be treated promptly after proper ID validation from the SIM registration database and upon presentation of valid identification such as ID card, international passport or driver’s licence,” he said.
Goodluck added that the customer would also be required to answer security questions before a new SIM card would be issued.

He also called on the company’s subscribers to urgently register their SIMs in view of the June 30 deadline or risk suspension of their mobile lines.
Goodluck urged customers to register all SIM cards in their possession including those in phones, laptops, POS machines and all other SIM-enabled devices.

Mr Akin Braithwaite, the Customer Relations Executive of MTN, said that the organisation attached great seriousness to the issue of customer and data security.

Braithwaite said that a significant number of SIM swap-related fraud were committed by people who were very close to the victims and had access to their personal data.
He said that the new requirement that customers should carry out the SIM swaps in person would check the activities of fraudsters in this regard.

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Can websites take your IP address?

I periodically visit survey websites for some Q&A’s, and recently I started receiving high volume of unsolicited emails, I wondered how the sender got hold of my email and even personalizing the content of the email to addressed to me, then I thought can website take your IP address. I got recent report from a close friend saying she filled some survey questions desiring information on her sexual fantasies and at the end of the survey, she was told that her IP address has been recorded and result will be publish in their neighborhood weekend journal, she call and need my advice and this is what I have to say:

Take precautions regarding the websites you visit demanding for your personal information, if you must visit such websites, then you need to change your IP address using your Network Setting located at your Internet browser Tool Options. Clicking on the Manual IP configuration and entry the numbers and port. Steps to access your network setting varies from one browser to another. You can get list of IP address free using Google “free proxy” I recommend TOOL.PROXY is 100% free and houses enough IP address. They are some limitations you should know whilst using free ip address and port “Socks”.

Immediately contact the web master to request the cancellation of your survey; you can record this conversation, email or phone as your proof to file a suit if your request was neglected. You have the freedom of information and can choose to let your neighborhoods see what your personal answers and views are or not. The use of Virtual Private Network will provide dedicated IP address, so you don’t need to worry about all the stress in working with IP’s.

Limitation of Free IP Addresses (Proxy)

1.      At the offset, your internet speed will increase, as times progresses more people terms to use the same IP address and port you are using cause a terribly reduction in your connection, you need to frequently need to change the IP address for effectively use.

2.      Some IP addresses stand as a adware, and you will might frequently pop up ads in your screen making your data insecure when you see such, all you need do is change the IP address. 

3.      Using other countries IP addresses might limit your access to some websites as a result of constant abusive.

Ranging from unsolicited mails, adware, and publication of personal information can come from your IP address been taken via a website or a program. Be secured and safe today by applying this safety tips through downloading some of my free eBooks at http://www.akacomng.com or via Amazon search “Chukwuebuka ”

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