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Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Dollabiz: 1:05pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Oh |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by sonofthunder: 1:14pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
iyatrustee:kiloshele |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by metroid(m): 1:15pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Icecream4U: tofolo: That's the answer to all your questions |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by lovelylad: 1:22pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
I got my glo sim last year but since then I've been getting different calls from different people, whenever they call and I picked all I hear is "ik where are you since..come home we've been searching for you " and am like "am not ik o maybe you mistyped the number" Even his girlfriends used to call me thinking I am ik Am just fed up 8 Likes |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by noeloge82(m): 1:23pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Icecream4U: U need a four digit pin to authorize any transaction using the short codes so there is no way u buy card do transfer without having to know the owners four Digits 1 Like |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Nobody: 1:24pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
I traveled out of Nigeria for about five years and when returned, decided to call my former number out of curiosity and someone else answered it. So yeah I guess they reissue numbers after a period of inactivity..which makes sense because I guess they can only generate so many 11 digit combinations. Numbers might soon run out actually. 2 Likes |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by barristerzinny(f): 1:26pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
greenhulk:exactly I wonder oo |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Befairinjudging: 1:33pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Henrypraise: After a long time of not using a sim it will be deactivated and recycled to a new sim but same number. My father died 2010 and have been using it up till now so no big deal in using a deceased number |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by FarahAideed: 1:33pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
This is how I recently bought a new sim from MTN office and immediately I inserted it i started to receive bank alert from access bank and union bank belonging to one woman .I have gone to MTN to report and till date they have done nothing about it 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Nobody: 1:34pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Henrypraise: There should be a policy on that: I know lines that have not be used either receive, call out or send sms after 6 months will be "jammed". Afterwards, recycled and sold out. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Enmas078(m): 1:38pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by HomeOfMe(f): 1:42pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Henrypraise:They sell the numbers to new subscribers. My uncle recently mistakingly called my grandmother's number who died almost three years ago and someone else picked the call. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by toysleek(f): 1:48pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
noeloge82:Most banks don't need any code to buy airtime.. 3 Likes |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by noeloge82(m): 1:55pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
toysleek: Pls which bank cos it will always ask for transact code which is four digit no |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by pek(m): 1:57pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
My late wife's SIM is still with me. I put it into my phone and recharge it once in three months. Bank alerts starts flooding in. 2 Likes |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Epositive(m): 2:02pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Icecream4U:
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Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by chupcake(m): 2:16pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Chumani: If they don't recycle numbers, they will run out at some point. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Angy55(f): 2:20pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Icecream4U: One of my lines is like that too, I receive alert every month. The woman has 1.6 million naira in her account, Eco bank, meanwhile no withdrawals has been made for once, it has always been credit alert. But it has never dawned on me for one day to register that my sim for ussd. Maybe it's because I'm not using Eco bank. Maybe I would try search for her on Facebook since her full names reflects on the messages i receive and ask her to go to her bank and rectify the alert issue. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Nobody: 2:25pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
1zynnvn: If the bank account is still open n the number connected to it, u can recharge. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by onyourown04(m): 2:30pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
1zynnvn: Currently, my popular Mtn that I'm using right now belong to a deceased person, base on this topic. I was using the line for the past 10 yrs, I wanted to register the line with my GTB acct, they said somebody has done it before with same line. Later on, I started receiving his monthly statement of acct and his anniversary date of birth messages from the bank. Thank God he doesn't have any tangible amount in the acct. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Icecream4U(m): 2:36pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Angy55:Mine na eco bank too o. And you don't need to register it for ussd. This is the code I used to load the Sim *326*1000# |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Psoul(m): 2:37pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Henrypraise: You can report to MTN about that you dad's number. They will retrieve from the new customer and a compensation will be paid to the new customer. We have such a case in our firm where we paid N20,000 to retrieve the line. The new customer was receiving most of the official messages from our office and most of our customers were calling him. To avoid any fraud bn perpetrated through that line, we have to pay for the compensation. Second case is the one in which my colleague keep receiving text messages, bulk sms and calls from unknown ppl on his line. That must be a number of a dead person. One day he received this message with the short code on how to buy airtime through his account. To his surprise, he tried the code and N500 airtime was credited to his account. This must have bn debited to the account of the deceased. He has bn worried about this and has refused trying that code again. If he happens to be fraudulent, he will keep making withdrawals/transfer from the account of the dead person. So what the Network Providers do is to resell those numbers. The best you can do is visit the account that this number is tied to, ask them to remove the number to avoid making withdrawal from the account. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by donqx: 2:37pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
hmmm |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Ztittude(m): 2:40pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
noeloge82:access bank, when I noticed it, I immediately transfered all my money to zenith because without pin code in Zenith you can't transfer, I don't know why they have refused to upgrade the system knowing that it's a very big loophole 1 Like |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by ObaIgwe1: 2:43pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Hmmmmm I have an Airtell line and I am presently out of Naija for a project and might not be back in Naija until next year. I didn't leave my sim behind with anyone for privacy concern. I plan recharging it maybe every 2 months from my account online. Hope my line is safe this way. I don't want it deactivated and sold out o. Or. What else can I do? 1 Like |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by davidflipcy5856(m): 2:57pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
ObaIgwe1:When my brother travelled out, he gave his SIM to our mum to keep using so it doesn't get blocked. The line is tied with his bank accounts. So you can give it to your siblings or folks to keep. The person you give will be helping you recharge it and keep it active. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by noeloge82(m): 2:57pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Ztittude: I use Access bank and if it's their Mobile App it will ask u for your pin and then u verify before payment or airtime purchase maybe u can check it now u will see |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by viqueta(m): 3:10pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
lies OceanmorganTrix: |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by ikorodureporta: 3:14pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
If someone else is using dsame number, wht happens to the sim reg details? 1 Like |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by Toide: 3:16pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
OceanmorganTrix:. you have said it all,no more comment. |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by 1zynnvn(m): 3:26pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
onyourown04:Hehehe criminal 1 Like |
Re: What Happens To Sim Numbers Of Deceased People? by 1zynnvn(m): 3:27pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
PrecisionFx:Lemme go and start buying sums. I might just hit a jackpot 2 Likes |
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