During an operation carried out by the Private Investment Supervisory Agency in Telecommunications, the National Police of Peru and the Prosecutor’s Office for the Prevention of Crime, in the city of Huancayo, 11 people were arrested for selling mobile chips on public roads.
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Among the belongings of those arrested were mobile chips from various operators, biometric equipment, cellular equipment for activation and various backpacks with a large number of SIM cards that were being sold illegally on public roads, which were seized.
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The head of the regional office of OSIPTEL in Junín, Rocío Vásquez Caicedo Arias, explained that the sale of chips in public places facilitates the commission of serious crimes such as identity theft and bank fraud. For this reason, Osiptel staff made the population aware of the risks of buying mobile chips in public places and recommended contracting mobile services exclusively at points of sale with a specific address.
