NCA short code to check number of SIM Registered online
And Associated ( Linked ) with the Ghana Card
NCA short code to check the number of SIMs registered online And Associated with the Ghana Card.
The shortcode *402*1# forms part of the Harmonised Short Codes that were introduced by the Authority to enable all consumers to access services offered by their service providers by using a common number, irrespective of their network.
The list of Harmonised Short Codes are:
Call Centre 100
Credit Recharge 134
Check Balance 124
Voice Mail Deposit 108
Voice Mail Retrieved 109
Verification of SIM Registration *402*1#
Short Code *402*1#in particular is to enable subscribers to verify their SIM card registration details and status with their service providers. This is done by sending a blank text message to the Short Code*402*1#or by dialing*402*1# on all networks.
Ghana Card Linked to Multiple SIM Cards
*402*1# effective 1st May ,2023
Dial the Short Code.
Enter your Ghana Card number
Wait for SMS
If unknown numbers are registered on it report to the Telecoms to remove it.
Where the Number is MTN, go to MTN Office to Remove or Delink it.
If the Number is Vodafone, You need to go to the Vodafone office to Delink it.
How to remove or request Delinking of Numbers from Your Ghana Card
This was announced during a press briefing by the NCA Today, 26th April 2023.
The National Communications Authority (NCA) and Telecommunication Companies (Telcos) will by April end, introduce a short code for subscribers to verify SIM cards associated with a Ghana card. *402*1#
The short code, which will become operational after testing has been completed and approved, will help the subscribers avoid in-person inquiries at Telco offices to verify the same.
On the NCA’s official Facebook page, they Announced
”The NCA and the Telcos have already been actively working on a short code for Individual Subscribers to verify the number of SIMs associated with a Ghana card; you just type the shortcode on your phone, and after a verification process using your Ghana card pin, the number of SIMs associated with the Ghana card will be displayed.
There will be no need for Subscribers to physically go to the Telco to verify the same when the shortcode is operational, by the end of April 2023, after the testing has been completed and approved”
Reason
This came as a result of a complaint by many individuals that their Ghana Cards have been registered with multiple SIMs they are unaware of, it appears some Scammers / Fraudsters may have teamed up with these SIM registration Agents to Secretly Register more than one number for a Ghana Card and sell the rest to any interested buyer with no Ghana Card or who intends to use it for malicious purpose.
Seekersnewsgh will continue to update you when the Shortcode to check the number of SIMs Registered with your Ghana Card is Active.
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