The number of unauthorized contracts of mobile phones has increased, and cell phone stores also conspire

A cellular phone or a PHS terminal not having a line contract and having a telephone number recorded therein is referred to as "White RomAlthough it seems to call it, it seems that users are increasingly making new cell phone contracts for the purpose of reselling such "White Rom".

In addition, there are cases where cell phone dealers who want to increase the number of new subscribers are conspiring.

Details are as below.
SOFTBANK 3 billion yen damages due to fraudulent mass deal on mobile - MSN Sankei News

According to this article, employees of SOFTBANK MOBILE 's sales agents fraudulently connect 20 mobile phone contracts with colleagues of foreigners who have forged foreign resident registration cards, and mobile phone charges and call charges It seems that he was arrested along with foreign guests as he deceived him. The deceived cell phone was not only used for calls, but also that it was resold.

In addition, employees of arrested dealers have stated that "I wanted to raise contract performance" as a reason for the crime, according to Softbank Mobile, in about one year since October 2006, about 1000 mobile phones are illegal It is contracted, and it seems that damage of about 300 million yen comes out with unpaid price etc.

According to the following article, a man was arrested that 50,000 units of illegally acquired "white rom" was purchased and resold for one year, and the cellular phone resold was exported to Hong Kong.

"White Rom" resold for profit of 50 million yen - Social news: nikkansports.com

Incidentally, it is the background to resell "White Rom" obtained by doing an illegal contract,According to Wikipedia, White Rom can get from acquaintances, purchase from traders and can be used for changing models, and because models sold in other countries are cheaper due to sales incentives in Japan, always the latest mobile It seems that there is demand from domestic users who want to use the phone and overseas users who want to get the latest terminals at affordable prices.

Apparently I told you the other daySOFTBANK MOBILE is the latest model Yahoo! I asked for banning auction exhibitionIt seems to be because there was such a background.