Three arrested for alleged telecom fraud

Addis Ababa, November 1, 2020 (FBC) –Three individuals involved in telecom fraud have been arrested in Addis Ababa, said the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS).

According to a statement it sent to FBC, the arrest was made yesterday at Kolfe Keranyo and Lideta sub-cities following a joint operation held with the Information Network Security Agency (INSA).

If not aborted, this illegal activity could bring an annual loss of more than 200 million birr to the Ethiopian telecommunication company, Ethio-telecom, the statement said.

During the operation, police arrested the suspects with 10 SIM boxes, 17 Tp link modems, 59 CDMA devices, 3 Routers, 2,000 SIM cards, 3 laptop computers, bank books, Customer Payment Orders (CPOs) and other illegal materials.