Consultation outcome

Preventing the use of SIM farms for fraud

From:: Home Office
Published: 3 May 2023
Last updated: 18 December 2023 — See all updates

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4563-8, E03015619 11/23, CP 978

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Detail of outcome

This document sets out the government’s proposed measures to prevent the use of SIM farms for fraud in the UK.

We are grateful to those who took time to respond to the consultation.

Original consultation

Consultation description

SIM farms are devices that can hold multiple SIM cards, which are used to:

send scam texts
run scam call campaigns
post misleading, false or phishing messages on social media in bulk

We’re seeking views on:

our definition of SIM farms, to ensure it accurately captures the devices currently in use
our plan to apply the measure only to devices with more than 4 slots
whether other technologies used almost exclusively to commit fraud should be included

This consultation is open to the public. We’re particularly interested in hearing from:

people and businesses who are victims of fraud from scam texts or calls
telecoms operators
businesses that may be affected by the proposals
law enforcement
consumer groups
organisations focused on fraud, civil liberties and human rights

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