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<p>Last week, I joined a City of London Police operation which saw two men arrested
on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. The men were in possession of SIM farms which
allow fraudulent texts to be sent to the public.<a href="https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1758400939449344029"
target="_blank"> <br> </a><br> We must deny criminals access to any tool that allows
them to send bulk messages or make scam calls.This is why in May 2023, we consulted
on proposals to ban SIM farms. The Government’s response to the consultation is available
at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/preventing-the-use-of-sim-farms-for-fraud"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/preventing-the-use-of-sim-farms-for-fraud</a></p><p>We
are now taking legislative action to ban “SIM farms”, technical devices that allow
criminals to send scam texts to thousands of people at the same time.</p><p>The Criminal
Justice Bill introduces a new offence of supplying or possessing SIM farms, without
good reason or undertaking adequate due diligence. The measures will also allow the
extension of the ban to other technologies that are exploited by criminals to scam
the British public, subject to a high level of scrutiny and checks.</p><p>This new
offence will make it more difficult for criminals to access and use these devices
for the purpose of fraud and will give police the necessary tools to disrupt fraudsters.</p>
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