dominique:


I don't believe this. Networks don't reassign numbers within a month of lack of activity on it. They block the line after six months, and may not recycle the line till a year later

SPENCERD:
I am also a victim of this their sim recycling. Some time last year,I lost my phone together with the sim cards (glo and etisalat) in keke napep.I tried to retrieve them but couldn't meet the conditions immediately, so I bought another glo line .do you know that when ever there is a particular transaction in a first bank account belonging to somebody that I don't know,I keep receiving the debit and credit alert?. This is very embarrassing. Everything in Nigeria is always below expectations including communication companies.

zigzagluv:
what of if he out of the country, samething happen to me , i have been out of the country for 1 year and my number has been given to somebody else and now my banker statement and other information is with same person

zigzagluv:
what of if he out of the country, samething happen to me , i have been out of the country for 1 year and my number has been given to somebody else and now my banker statement and other information is with same person

Pourple77:
Nice piece. I see why I occasionally get calls from strange Fulani men.

Offpoint:
That's how I bought airtel line last year from their office, registered the line and went home. Two days later, I decided to register whatsapp with the line, that evening that's how I received whatsapp message.

A guy threatening me, telling me I stole his one month old 2 weeks ago and I even have the guts to start using the phone with his sim.

He threatened me with God, Ogun, sango, Poseidon, Hades, Odin, Amadioha, police, army... dude literally threatened me with everything he could.

I tried convincing him it's a new sim I just bought and was even surprised receiving his message cuz I've not given that number out yet.

The guy wasn't listening, after threats he was even begging I returned his phone cuz he saved for over a year to get that phone and he only used it for 2 weeks.

It wasn't until I showed him the sim card with the number on it before he believed me.

I was so pissed I call Airtel Care Deck and served them their own portion of what the guy served me... still not satisfied: I headed straight to their office and served them deserts.

Imagine if I was caught with such line in public, how will I convinced them that I didn't steal the guy's phone?

Re-assigning SIM is really dangerous.

Offpoint:
That's how I bought airtel line last year from their office, registered the line and went home. Two days later, I decided to register whatsapp with the line, that evening that's how I received whatsapp message.

A guy threatening me, telling me I stole his one month old 2 weeks ago and I even have the guts to start using the phone with his sim.

He threatened me with God, Ogun, sango, Poseidon, Hades, Odin, Amadioha, police, army... dude literally threatened me with everything he could.

I tried convincing him it's a new sim I just bought and was even surprised receiving his message cuz I've not given that number out yet.

The guy wasn't listening, after threats he was even begging I returned his phone cuz he saved for over a year to get that phone and he only used it for 2 weeks.

It wasn't until I showed him the sim card with the number on it before he believed me.

I was so pissed I call Airtel Care Deck and served them their own portion of what the guy served me... still not satisfied: I headed straight to their office and served them deserts.

Imagine if I was caught with such line in public, how will I convinced them that I didn't steal the guy's phone?

Re-assigning SIM is really dangerous.

Dearlord:


My brother tell me how it was resolved , because mine is still being used by someone

Offpoint:
That's how I bought airtel line last year from their office, registered the line and went home. Two days later, I decided to register whatsapp with the line, that evening that's how I received whatsapp message.

A guy threatening me, telling me I stole his one month old phone 2 weeks ago and I even have the guts to start using the phone with his sim.

He threatened me with God, Ogun, sango, Poseidon, Hades, Odin, Amadioha, police, army... dude literally threatened me with everything he could.

I tried convincing him it's a new sim I just bought and was even surprised receiving his message cuz I've not given that number out yet.

The guy wasn't listening, after threats he was even begging I returned his phone cuz he saved for over a year to get that phone and he only used it for 2 weeks.

It wasn't until I showed him the sim card with the number on it before he believed me.

I was so pissed I call Airtel Care Deck and served them their own portion of what the guy served me... still not satisfied: I headed straight to their office and served them deserts.

Imagine if I was caught with such line in public, how will I convinced them that I didn't steal the guy's phone?

Re-assigning SIM is really dangerous.

edoairways:

The former owner of the recycled line didn't contact his bank for SMS alert deactivation. Do you know that I received a text from Access bank wishing one Hassan happy birthday this year?. Many Nigerians don't read the terms and conditions of leaflets of many products or services

Offpoint:

Nope, someone gave me his MTN Solar.

Mylovelife:


My sister's line was reassign within a week, I swear. It was her main line, so she had to retrieve it but unfortunately she couldn't because someone else was already using it.

Benjaniblinks:
E make sense?

Offpoint:
That's how I bought airtel line last year from their office, registered the line and went home. Two days later, I decided to register whatsapp with the line, that evening that's how I received whatsapp message.

A guy threatening me, telling me I stole his one month old phone 2 weeks ago and I even have the guts to start using the phone with his sim.

He threatened me with God, Ogun, sango, Poseidon, Hades, Odin, Amadioha, police, army... dude literally threatened me with everything he could.

I tried convincing him it's a new sim I just bought and was even surprised receiving his message cuz I've not given that number out yet.

The guy wasn't listening, after threats he was even begging I returned his phone cuz he saved for over a year to get that phone and he only used it for 2 weeks.

It wasn't until I showed him the sim card with the number on it before he believed me.

I was so pissed I call Airtel Care Deck and served them their own portion of what the guy served me... still not satisfied: I headed straight to their office and served them deserts.

Imagine if I was caught with such line in public, how will I convinced them that I didn't steal the guy's phone?

Re-assigning SIM is really dangerous.

Offpoint:

Yeah, e dey carry my lappy for 7 hours at full charge.

but na monthly subscriptions be the wahala

Benjaniblinks:

U sure say those stuff no dey kill the laptop battery?

Offpoint:

QA wetin man go do

Kingosytex:
Me, my own be say me don tire to de tell aabokis say na wrong number dem de call


There is this man from the north that calls me almost on weekly basis, each time he calls I try in vain to explain to him that I am not Alhaji Yusuf...the thing don tire me sef.

Benjaniblinks:
Lol. U scarce o

sod09:
One girl called me saying I have forgotten her after having sex with her, I told her wrong number that I just got the sim she said she recognised my voice.
Funny thing is she knew my name, it's was video call that made her believe me

godwingenesis472:


https://m.guardian.ng/technology/sim-recycling-rings-danger-for-phone-users/

sofiscatedmoron:
all my 5 sims iv used many years past,, i still have all their numbers saved on my contact list, but people are alreadt using them now ,
if i check it up on whatsapp i see the people using them

there is another sim i bought recently,, after activation i keep receiving calls from hausa speaking people,, i tell them i don't understand hausa , they will be like "ba Englishi" ,, ,they will just hang up and keep calling back again , not until i broke the sim

dominique:


I don't believe this. Networks don't reassign numbers within a month of lack of activity on it. They block the line after six months, and may not recycle the line till a year later

somehow:
How do you know a Fulani from a voice call?

PurestBoy:

If you've never been wrongly called by Aboki/Hausa who will still keep calling after telling him it's wrong number. You must be very lucky