Tag: KYC
The Final Commsrisk Article: US Telcos Cannot Be Allowed to Dictate Global KYC
I was thrown out of One Consortium, but that was the inevitable consequence of a plan I instigated in 2024. It is better to kill my career by issuing this final warning than by facilitating a sham designed to mislead regulators and hurt the public.
Elect Me to the One Consortium Council to Get Tough KYC Rules (Though I Expect to Lose)
International harmonization of KYC must come through negotiation, not by one country seeking to dominate.
Repatriated Scammers Are a Security Risk, Says Kenyan Government
Around 400 Kenyans have been repatriated from scam compounds in Asia after being lured by fraudulent job adverts on social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram.
Fake Invoices Lure Victims into Callback Scams
A new report from scamhunter collective Demurrage also explains how US comms providers RingCentral and Bandwidth allow foreign call centers to defraud Americans.
New Evidence about Microsoft Teams Numbers Used for Scams
A revealing email from Sinch to Microsoft was also accidentally sent to the Demurrage scamhunter collective.
Indonesia Begins National Facial Recognition Trial for SIM Registration
East is beating West at tackling a key enabler of networked crime. The changing dynamic could render Western anti-fraud policies obsolete.
Mandatory Facial Recognition for New SIMs and New Phones in South Korea
Trials involving real-life customers will begin imminently with the intention to demand facial recognition for all new mobile lines from March 23, 2026.
Woman in Scam Compound Given Punishment Exercise until She Dropped Dead
The human cost of corporate indifference is greater than the financial cost.
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.
Death Penalty for 16 Chinese Gangsters Who Ran Scam Compounds in Myanmar
China is aggressively tackling the root source of heinous scam crimes while most other countries only talk about it.
7 Weird Things about the Massive New York Simbox Bust
It is remarkable to see how much has been said about the threats supposedly uncovered by the US Secret Service in New York last week, and how little has been said about preventing similar criminal operations being set up in future.
Welcoming a New Global Know Your Customer Code of Conduct
The i3Forum launches a new KYC code today. They are leading a united front against scams alongside Numeracle and the Cloud Communications Alliance.
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