webfact Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Telecom operators questioned about illegal SIM card operation By Tanpisit Lerdbamrungchai Chatchawan Sopapan The Nation Police are to ask telecom operators how a Chinese gang could acquire hundreds of thousand of SIM cards that allowed them to conduct shady social-media operations. Three Chinese suspects who were arrested on Sunday in Sa Kaew province, have told police they could provide “likes” and views on social media pages for money. “Found in their possession were hundreds of iPhones and hundreds of thousand of SIM cards,” Aranyaprathet Police Station’s superintendent Pol Colonel Wassaphan Sirikulkamomcha said on Tuesday. He said the suspects said they ran their operation in Thailand because China allowed only one SIM card for each ID card. “They said Internet and SIM cards also cost much more in China,” Wassaphan said. Wang Dong, 33, Niu Bang, 25, and Ni Wenjin, 32, admitted that their operations were based on WeChat – a popular social media platform among Chinese people, and targeted Chinese products. The three suspects are now in detention at the Sa Kaew Court, facing charges of working without a permit and possessing smuggled cell phones. Police said there was no evidence that the gang’s operation involved national security. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30317967 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-06-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, webfact said: Police are to ask telecom operators how a Chinese gang could acquire hundreds of thousand of SIM cards I think some sort of cash incentive may be associated with this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf61 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, webfact said: how a Chinese gang could acquire hundreds of thousand of SIM cards by handing over hundreds of thousands of THB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Photo shows bundles of DTAC SIM cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 This technique called 'click farming' has been going on for a while and has seen companies boost their online credibility from click farms based in India and Bangladesh... This is obviously a localized version of the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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