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Insider commentary on the risks faced by comms providers and their customers since 2006. commsrisk.com Joined March 2010

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$128mn Payout after Telco Cheats Taxpayers for 10 Years - commsrisk.com/?p=51364 There was also a 5-year prison sentence for Issa Asad, CEO of Q Link Wireless, a provider of comms services to customers in 31 US states.

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3 days ago

UK Telco Warns of ‘Significant Rise’ in Scam SMS - commsrisk.com/?p=51897 It is good that telcos are now publicly talking about scams. It would be better to independently monitor how effectively they block them.

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4 days ago

Brazil Reverses Policy by Abolishing the Mandatory 0303 Prefix for Telemarketing Calls - commsrisk.com/?p=51675 Consumer groups criticized the regulatory u-turn and said it would encourage more scam calls.

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5 days ago

Malaysian Regulator Shares Video of Raid That Seized SMS Blaster Gear Worth $24,000 - commsrisk.com/?p=51924 There are striking similarities between the methods used in this case and how fake base stations have previously been used in China and the Philippines.

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a week ago

Congressman Wants Trump to Authorize US Corporate Pirate Raids on ‘Scam Farms’ in Foreign Countries - commsrisk.com/?p=51835 There are a lot of crazy people in the USA. Some of them are running the USA.

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a week ago

This is just one of the many social media posts that never seem to result in five armed police arresting a man as soon as he lands at Heathrow Airport.

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a week ago

Mobile Money: So Much Growth, So Many Questions - commsrisk.com/?p=51720 Collaboration in fraud prevention has not kept pace with the rate at which users adopt mobile money services.

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a week ago

Commsrisk Top Ten for August 2025 - commsrisk.com/?p=51820 The most popular Commsrisk articles of last month included lots of statistics and lots of photographs of SMS blasters.

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2 weeks ago

French Government Switches to Secure National Instant Messaging Platform - commsrisk.com/?p=51744 A circular dated July 25 wants French public servants to make more use of Tchap from September 1.

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2 weeks ago

Belgium Tightens Controls on SIM Swaps Following Orange Privacy Breach - commsrisk.com/?p=51857 Hackers obtained data about 850,000 customers of Orange Belgium.

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2 weeks ago

Third Smishing SMS Blaster Car Stopped in Ho Chi Minh City This Month - commsrisk.com/?p=51760 The messages sent by these fake base stations impersonated Vietcombank and Vietnam Post.

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2 weeks ago

17 Year Old Chinese Girl Accused of Selling Boyfriend into Myanmar Scam Compound Slavery - commsrisk.com/?p=51726 She was allegedly paid RMB100,000 (USD13,950) for the boy.

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2 weeks ago

Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines - commsrisk.com/?p=51544 Were they spying on phone users or committing fraud? Tense relations with China and the politicization of similar arrests makes it difficult to judge.

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3 weeks ago

“Keep Call Centers in America Act” Would Transform the Global Anti-Fraud Landscape - commsrisk.com/?p=51401 A new bill from Senators Gallego and Justice would change the dynamic for scams by giving US consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls.

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3 weeks ago

South African Risk Association Demands Simbox Ban - commsrisk.com/?p=51448 A new report from the Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) outlines a potential national strategy for risk, resilience and security.

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3 weeks ago

Australian Complaints about Scam SMS Down 97% from Peak - commsrisk.com/?p=51596 Complaints to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about scam voice calls have also tumbled 91% over a four-year period.

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3 weeks ago

Third Thai SMS Blaster Bust in 2 Weeks; Second Vietnamese Bust in a Week - commsrisk.com/?p=51651 Close examination of photographs suggest the same kind of equipment was being used in both Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Police are also stepping up in the UK.

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3 weeks ago

Law Firm That Threatened Commsrisk Faces Disciplinary Action for Representing $4bn Cryptocurrency Fraudsters - commsrisk.com/?p=51418 Carter-Ruck sent libel threats to financial experts who rightly warned that OneCoin was a giant scam.

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4 weeks ago

Germany Deactivating Three Times as Many Phone Numbers for Spam SMS than Last Year - commsrisk.com/?p=51560 We also analyze other updates to the Global Fraud Dashboard.