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"Sim Swap" in Guédiawaya: How Sonatel Avoided a National Scandal

Summary by senenews.com
According to the information gathered, Babacar Diop, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, was arrested in flagrante delicto on 7 August at the Sonatel office in Guédiawaye, while attempting a "Sim swap" fraud. This sophisticated method allows scammers to appropriate a subscriber's SIM card in order to take control of his bank accounts and digital services. On that day, equipped with false documents of remarkable quality, Babacar Diop sought to obtain a S…
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According to the information gathered, Babacar Diop, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, was arrested in flagrante delicto on 7 August at the Sonatel office in Guédiawaye, while attempting a "Sim swap" fraud. This sophisticated method allows scammers to appropriate a subscriber's SIM card in order to take control of his bank accounts and digital services. On that day, equipped with false documents of remarkable quality, Babacar Diop sought to obtain a S…

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senenews.com broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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