Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol

Operation Simcartel.

• Europol’s Operation Simcartel dismantled a global SIM-box scam network across four countries
• Criminals used SIM-boxes to spoof calls, create fake accounts, and commit telecom fraud
• Over 49 million accounts linked to scams; losses exceeded €4.5 million in Austria alone

Law enforcement agencies from Austria, Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, together with Europol, have seized thousands of SIM-box devices and SIM cards used in multiple scam campaigns.