Mobile service
providers such as Safaricom and Airtel have offered a method for you to
authenticate phone numbers registered using your ID to prevent you from your
identification credentials being used to commit crime.
You can get it by dialing *106#. You can use this USSD menu to:
1. Double-check your
numbers, as well as the credentials you used to register it.
2. Notify the
authorities about any unfamiliar phone numbers associated with your ID.
3. Remove any numbers
that have been reported.
Below is an image with a list of services from *106# on safaricom:
1)
Check for
my numbers
2)
Report
unknown numbers
3)
Check
reported numbers
4)
Cancel a
reported number
5)
Frequently
Asked Questions
6)
Jichanue –
Fraud Tips
Sub - menu for Frequently Asked Questions:
1)
What Is
*106# service?
2)
Can I access
*106# service from any of my registered numbers?
3)
What is
my primary number?
4)
Can I
change my Primary number?
5)
Why can’t
I see the full digits of numbers?
6)
What
happens when I report a number?
7)
Can I
cancel a number reported bymistake?
8)
Can I
report numbers that don’t belong to me to the police?
9)
Why can’t
I see a number I’m sure is registered under my name?
10) Why can I
still see the number(s) I reported on my list?
Sub - menu for Jichanue – Fraud Tips:
1)
PIN/Password
Safety
2)
How do I know
a caller is from Safaricom?
3)
Protect
your Personal Information
4)
Safaricom
Social Media
5)
Reporting
Fraud
6)
FAQs
7)
Line
Registration
Below is an image with a list of services from *106# on airtel:
1)
Registration
Status Check
2)
Self SIM
Registration update
3)
Numbers Registered
with My ID
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