Wangiri Warnings in Poland and Paraguay
Based on past experience, it seems the telecoms sector prefers driving consumers away from their phones to driving fraudsters off their networks.
The Changing Risk Profile for Revenue Share Numbers
The PRISM database of revenue share numbers keeps needing to be refined to allow for changes in the methods used by IRSF and wangiri fraudsters.
US Regulator Has No Ideas for Reducing Wangiri
Outgoing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai claimed to be acting decisively by reminding telcos to do things that he already told them to do.
What Multilingual Spam Tells Us about Fraud
The fundamental economics of crime remain the same, whether the vehicle is an international email or an international voice call.
RAG TV: Why Telcos Share Fraud Intelligence by Linking Their Fraud Management Systems
Taher Talib of Shaw Communications explained why their Subex FMS automatically shares data about wangiri with other telcos.
Massive Wangiri Attack Hits Angola
Customers of Angolan operator UNITEL were said to have received calls that apparently originated from a wide range of countries.
Fraud Is Not a Source of Competitive Advantage
Fraud managers who seek superior profits by refusing to share intelligence are wrong about crime, economics and customers. That is why they would never dare say publicly what they admit in private.
Wangiri Warnings This Year: Belgium, Costa Rica, Finland, Ireland, Kenya, Lithuania and Poland
There has been no fall in the number of times the public is alerted to spikes in wangiri fraud, but the content of the warnings has evolved.
5 Ways for Telcos to Minimize the Impact of Scam Calls and Messages
Telcos need to adopt a multi-layered approach to protecting their customers from conmen.
Wangiri Fraud: A Light at the End of the Tunnel
The recent wangiri attack upon Kenyans emphasizes the need for global cooperation to prevent wangiri fraud.