00:00Meanwhile, two Chinese nationals were arrested for raiding a store in Paranaque that sells pre-registered SIM cards.
00:09The house where the suspect was arrested is in Patipid.
00:13Always first in the news, Marisol Abduraman, Exclusive.
00:21If you look at it, it's just an ordinary store that sells Chinese products.
00:26This establishment is located in a mall in Paranaque, but it was raided by the CIDG
00:32after they received information that registered SIM cards are being sold here that are being used for various scams.
00:39It's pre-registered using different names, which is really a violation of the SIM Card Registration Act.
00:46They got 600 pre-registered SIM cards from the store.
00:51They also tried some of these.
00:55This is what scammers use, people who don't want to be identified,
00:59who still want to have a presence on social media.
01:04There's no need for them to register and they can do whatever they want.
01:07Aside from telecom fraud, SIM cards are also used in other crimes.
01:12If you use it for scamming, the registered name is not the one being used for scamming.
01:19So it will lead us to a dead end.
01:23Two Chinese nationals were arrested for selling these SIM cards.
01:27Is it true that you sell pre-registered SIM cards?
01:30I don't know.
01:32Who buys the SIM cards?
01:34Sorry, I don't know.
01:36The CIDG is trying to find out how the suspects got the SIM cards.
01:41The CIDG warned the public not to sell pre-registered SIM cards
01:46because it can be used in crimes with heavy penalties.
01:51This is the first news.
01:53Marisol La Abduraman for GMA Integrated News.
