MALAYSIA is experiencing a noticeable rise in SIM card scams, yet most discussions remain superficial, often reduced to public warnings such as “do not give your number to strangers”. In reality, this issue reflects a deeper criminological and legal problem linked to identity exploitation, economic vulnerability, and weak regulatory control.
(SIM stands for subscriber identity module and refers to a microchip that contains a unique subscriber identifier and is present in any device that connects to a mobile network.)
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