DispatcherLagos:
Two days ago I lost my phone on my way back from work. So I decided to buy/register a new sim card yesterday.

So I branched to Ajah (along Ado road) to buy and register a new sim pending when I will have time probably by weekend to retrieve my old number.

While the registration was ongoing, I noticed the agent/vendor was selling already registered sims to customers without NIN, I became curious to know how possible it is considering all the protocols involve in registering new sims. So I asked him how much he sells the already registered sims and he told me 5k and I was still wondering how possible it can be.

So to confirm whether or not it's true I paid for a sim (5k) and he started with the "processing". First of all, there is this guy that came in to complain that his number was blocked even though he has NIN and had link it with his sim. The vendor through the help of the device they run their business with confirmed that there is a variation in the name used in registering the sim and the one in the NIN so he was told to wait (till he is done doing my work).

So after I paid for the already registered sim, I was surprised that the agent now called the man and started taking his passport. I picked offense by this attitude and confronted him(the agent) for abandoning me for another customer even though I came before him. At this point, he cornered me and told me to chill and that he was still on my work but only wanted to use the guy's NIN to link the already registered sim I paid for.

I was mad. So this is the extent people can go in a bid to make money? Imagine if I actually needed that sim and maybe I use it to perpetuate some crimes(God forbid) who do you think will be held responsible for it? I decided to bring this here to at least advise/warn us to be very careful and cautious of who has access to our NIN especially during this period that most sims are barred.

Pardon my grammar/typos. Thanks

VirileNelly2420:

My broda dats how dey do o. Dey will use ur NIN and register a SIM which dey will sell for a higher rate. It happened to me.
I went to buy SIM, d guy brought several SIM packs and asked me to pick my preferred number, I did. After d whole registration and capturing, d guy just hissed and told me to pick another SIM dat da one didn't go, dat I should pick from certain numbers (0810....) Dat dey're new SIMs and barely have issues wit registration. I innocently picked another line, ran my registration and left wit my SIM. I was surprised to receive a message d following day from d network provider telling me that I registered two numbers using my NIN... I called d second line and it went, d guy told me he bought a registered line dat very day from d same agent. It really pained me, I went back there days later but couldn't find him. He was just a roadside vendor.

EduTechTainMent:


Exactly thesame thing happened to me when I bought an airtel mifi and new sim in February this year. I got a welcome message from airtel telling me i registered 3 sim cards with MY NIN. I know i only registered two. I called airtel and they couldn't help.

I just got the 3rd lime swapped yesterday. Afterall it's my details they used on the line. I may allow the line to idle away for some months after which it will be recycled and re allocated by airtel. You can also do same.

Don't allow your nin to be used for fraudulent acts. Trust only yourself.

suffering:
This NIN thing is a huge inconvenience and a reminder that Nigerians are never straightforward human beings. When the registration was ongoing, all my friends claimed they’d never create numbers for their lines. Immediately after the deadline my line is blocked meanwhile they are freely using theirs — showing that they secretly registered and lied to me. As long as I have internet on my phone MTN can kiss my hard, toned backside.

Nairalandhotboy:
Many countries do it. Its a must over here to link it. You can't even buy without linking it. Nigerians too stubborn. Even here people sell already linked sims. Its business to them

loko50:
My advise to everyone. Download nimc app on your phone and remove any strange number that you found linked to your bvn.

willbayo:

Deep. Change your circle before its too late

Sunsets:
Where's here?

ChocolateWine:


Is stupidity your talent or you were born with it naturally?

I am again, who's pics is there?

baralatie:

Okay that means that one will get a notification from the network when someone else uses your nin!
Then action will be taken

DispatcherLagos:
Two days ago I lost my phone on my way back from work. So I decided to buy/register a new sim card yesterday.

So I branched to Ajah (along Ado road) to buy and register a new sim pending when I will have time probably by weekend to retrieve my old number.

While the registration was ongoing, I noticed the agent/vendor was selling already registered sims to customers without NIN, I became curious to know how possible it is considering all the protocols involve in registering new sims. So I asked him how much he sells the already registered sims and he told me 5k and I was still wondering how possible it can be.

So to confirm whether or not it's true I paid for a sim (5k) and he started with the "processing". First of all, there is this guy that came in to complain that his number was blocked even though he has NIN and had link it with his sim. The vendor through the help of the device they run their business with confirmed that there is a variation in the name used in registering the sim and the one in the NIN so he was told to wait (till he is done doing my work).

So after I paid for the already registered sim, I was surprised that the agent now called the man and started taking his passport. I picked offense by this attitude and confronted him(the agent) for abandoning me for another customer even though I came before him. At this point, he cornered me and told me to chill and that he was still on my work but only wanted to use the guy's NIN to link the already registered sim I paid for.

I was mad. So this is the extent people can go in a bid to make money? Imagine if I actually needed that sim and maybe I use it to perpetuate some crimes(God forbid) who do you think will be held responsible for it? I decided to bring this here to at least advise/warn us to be very careful and cautious of who has access to our NIN especially during this period that most sims are barred.

Pardon my grammar/typos. Thanks

PotatoSalad:
I was at Nipost the other day, they charge people 200 naira per received item. After the person has paid shipping fee o.

charlsecy:
Didn't you get a receipt for that?

VirileNelly2420:

D notification message dey sent to me is no longer in my phone, Can I still b able to view d lines registered under my NIN? How do I do dat?

It's actually an Airtel line

PotatoSalad:
They don't give receipts for that.

charlsecy:
I do get receipts for such. I think it's official. It used to be free, but it appeared the management added the weight-based fee.

wale0911:
You can download the NIMC app to unlink any line you wish to yank off.

slimthugchimee2:


Please where can I download the nimc app?