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7-Year Prison Sentence for Fake Airplane Wi‑Fi Scammer Who Copied Private Sex Images from Women’s Phones

Michael Clapsis used his network engineering skills to access the devices of passengers.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2025

More people have read last month's top story than any other article this year.

We Should Be Studying Scam Yields

Applying a simple mathematical concept that illustrates the relationship between frequency and impact would improve the way we tackle consumer scams like SIM swaps.

Anti-fraud Vendor Names 5 “Trusted” Countries Linked to Hidden Telecoms Fraud

An American business with an international clientele cited various examples of crime that challenge cultural assumptions.

Why Do So Many People Say the UK Needs Traceback When the UK Already Has Traceback?

If something is broken, you should understand why it broke before you start constructing its replacement.

Woman in Scam Compound Given Punishment Exercise until She Dropped Dead

The human cost of corporate indifference is greater than the financial cost.

Explaining the Global Scam Messaging Ecosystem to the Public

I was interviewed by Dexter Thomas for this week's episode of his podcast and YouTube show about the impact of technology.

Europol’s New Paper on Caller ID Spoofing Is Better than Anything Else You Will Read on This Subject

The police can be impartial about the methods needed to tackle crime when businesses are letting the rest of society down.

Global Telco Suspended from Anti-Fraud Consortium after CEO Accused of ‘Breathtaking’ $500mn Loan Fraud

American financiers say Bankim Brahmbhatt fabricated accounts receivable at Broadband Telecom and Bridgevoice, two of the telcos belonging to Bankai Group.

US Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former CEO of Messaging App for Fraud

IRL was once valued at USD1.2bn but founder and CEO Abraham Shafi now faces a potential 20-year prison sentence for lying about paying users to download his app.

Vietnamese Describe Methods SMS Blaster Scammers Use to Evade Detection after New Hanoi Bust

The fake base station was carried by hand and its broadcast range was reduced to make it harder to locate.

Liberia Suspends National RA Audit over Alleged Corruption

President Boakai issued an executive order immediately suspending a telecoms traffic monitoring contract that had been awarded to a US-registered business in 2018, only for the duration of that contract to be later extended by 20 years.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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