Risk, Fraud & Security
Regulators in International Anti-Scam Group Issue First Communiqué
There is not much anyone would argue with in the statement issued by the Global Informal Regulatory Antifraud Forum (GIRAF), but that is a problem as well as a strength.
Police Find SMS Blaster Hoard in Cambodia
Stopping a car with one rogue base station led the police to a Phnom Penh lock-up which stored many others.
Woman in Scam Compound Given Punishment Exercise until She Dropped Dead
The human cost of corporate indifference is greater than the financial cost.
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.
SMS Blaster and IMSI-catcher News from Lebanon, Cambodia, Switzerland and the Philippines
Rogue radio communications devices are seemingly everywhere these days.
Huge Surge in Korean Kidnappings Linked to Cambodian Scam Compounds
The number of Koreans kidnapped in Cambodia has risen by a factor of 20 in less than two years.
Same Chinese Boss Gave Orders to Two Separate Manila SMS Blaster Drivers
The drivers were unknown to each other. Police said they worked for a gang which had 'compartmentalized' its operations.
1,200 Simboxes Seized in Latvia; Sold Phone Numbers from over 70 Nations to Criminals Online
Multiple European police forces contributed to the investigation. They described crimes committed using these simboxes in a matter-of-fact style that contrasted with melodramatic guff spread after a big simbox bust in New York.
SMS Blaster Scammer Targeted Subway Passengers
A place with many people but no network coverage is an ideal location to transmit fraudulent messages. Kong Ji Chen was arrested because he behaved suspiciously in one of London's busiest underground stations.
14 Defendants Face Paris Trial for $23mn SMS Blaster Smishing Scams
A suspected bomb in a car driven by a woman named Zoé led to a Chinese arms dealer with a Peruvian driving license, and then to much more.
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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