Telecom Fraud Alerts Q1-FY23

Q1 FY23

Telecom Fraud Alerts

 

Important Updates

     

➡️ Total suspected fraudulent numbers reported in April, May and June: 44,706

➡️ Number of countries reported for fraudulent traffic in April: 70

➡️ Number of countries reported for fraudulent traffic in May: 76

➡️ Number of countries reported for fraudulent traffic in June: 135

Source: GSMA & Subex's MS Center of Excellence (CoE)

Top 10 Fraudulent Traffic Destinations

     

April

May

June

Source: GSMA & Subex's MS Center of Excellence (CoE)

Top Fraud Incidents Reported By Fraud Type

     

Source: GSMA & Subex's MS Center of Excellence (CoE)

Telecom Frauds Reported

     

Robocalls up 16% in the wake of federal regulation intended to crack down on spoofed phone numbers

 

Spam calls and text messages have skyrocketed recently, in spite of federal regulations that were supposed to crack down on robocalls.

 

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Four telcos sanctioned for SIM Box fraud in Bangladesh, lessons
for Ghana

 

The BTRC has penalized four major mobile operators in the nation for hosting illegal VoIP services on SIM cards.

 

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NHS warns of scam Covid-test
texts

 

The NHS is warning about widespread scam text messages, which tell recipients they have been in close contact with a Covid case.

 

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Warnings issued after Europol phone scam cons Germans out of millions

 

The Federal Criminal Police Office has issued a warning after thousands of people in Germany were targeted by scam calls.

 

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Our Recent Forum Engagements

     

GSMA Africa FASG#56 

 

Tackling Frauds in the Mobile Money Ecosystem: A Case Study of MTN Eswatini

CFCA Online Educational Event 

 

Fraud Now and Then: A Retrospective into CFCA Fraud Loss Survey Results Over the Years

GSMA FASG#23  

 

A Glimpse into Next-Gen Risk Mitigation: Subex’s Product Updates

Telecom Fraud & Risk Management Forum Africa

 

Adopting an AI-first Approach for Fraud Management

Upcoming Webinar

     

Combating Device Sales Fraud with a holistic approach 

 

Real-world lessons from stc Kuwait 

 

Date: 27th July 2022
Time: 3:00 PM GST | 11:00 AM GMT | 4:30 PM IST | 11:30 AM EDT

 

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Our Recent Case Studies

     

Case Study 

 

How Batelco is tackling nefarious telecom frauds with Subex's Fraud Management system

 

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Case Study 

 

A Middle East telecom operator combats SIP frauds with Subex’s Signaling Security solution

 

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Case Study

 

Tier-1 operator defends against SIP-related frauds with Subex’s solution

 

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Case Study 

 

African operator uncovers mobile money fraud, saves USD 3 million

 

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Our Recent Blogs

     

AI-first fraud management system: Next-gen reinforcements to fight fraud

 

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Telcos must do more than just shake off SMS fraud

 

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The surge of Flash Calls: How can CSPs safeguard their revenues

 

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Keeping up with the cloud: Telecom fraud management

 

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