David Morrow

Dave has 35 years of law enforcement, investigation and fraud management experience including multiple international assignments. He is a recognised telecoms fraud expert and for a number of years chaired the GSMA workgroup responsible for Security & Fraud Risk Assessments.

Dave now provides fraud management support as an independent consultant.

Bypass: Time for a Rethink?

By David Morrow 13 Feb 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

Arguably telcos are being bullied into doing deals with Viber to secure some revenue from OTT bypass traffic.

Call Replay: Spying or Fraud?

By David Morrow 20 Dec 2017 Risk, Fraud & Security

Carriers that replay part of a phone conversation are more likely to be engaging in cynical profiteering than espionage.

Vodafone in the Press Again – for Fighting Fraud

By David Morrow 14 Nov 2017 Risk, Fraud & Security

The British press did a lousy job of reporting a criminal case where Vodafone provided expert assistance to the police.

SIMbox Bribery: The Answer

By David Morrow 2 Aug 2017 Risk, Fraud & Security

Can your fraud analysts be bribed? You might be troubled to learn how much fraudsters are willing to pay them to look the other way.

Telco Corruption Fuels SIMbox Frauds

By David Morrow 20 Jul 2017 Risk, Fraud & Security

A former criminal says that bypass frauds persist because there is so much corruption within telcos, governments, and even anti-fraud solution providers.

COFPFTE: A Taxing Comms Puzzle

By David Morrow 6 Jun 2017 Risk, Fraud & Security

The UK’s new Corporate Offences of Failure to Prevent Facilitation of Tax Evasion (COFPFTE) Act may trip up British telcos when calls are unlawfully terminated overseas.