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Use Case

SMS Toll Fraud Detection and Mitigation Solution

Improve ROI by detecting bogus account sign-ups at the outset.

When fake accounts run up massive charges from premium-rate SMS verifications, you're stuck with the bill. It's time to use Arkose Bot Manager to shut down SMS toll fraud scammers and save your business millions in fraudulent charges.

$10B

Collective cost of SMS toll fraud

Source: Security Boulevard
386%

Increase in SMS attacks in 2023

Source: Arkose Labs Bot Abuse Report
$64M+

Over $64 million saved in fraudulent SMS charges

Source: Demand Sage
SOLUTION BENEFITS

Prevent misuse of SMS verification processes.

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Accurate Billing

Filter out the fraud to ensure that only legitimate SMS traffic is routed and billed.

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Increased Bottom Line

Stop carrying the cost of fraudulent SMS schemes and start seeing the bump to your bottom line.

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Reduced Operational Costs

Minimize the need for extensive manual intervention and keep operations resource demands and costs in line.

Combining an improved security posture for end users with the ability to remove bad actors from the platform and demonstrate direct cost savings for the organization is a trifecta of good.

Head of Trust & Safety, Snapchat

SMS TOLL FRAUD EXPLAINED

Attackers get in and out quickly, leaving you with a massive bill.

STEP 1

Vulnerable Targets

Criminal organization and attacker identify businesses with SMS touchpoints.

STEP 3

Application Integration

Attacker integrates these numbers into applications and systems.

STEP 5

Passage Through Registration

Fraudulent SMS flows traverse the entire registration system.

STEP 7

Profit Distribution

Attacker, criminal organization and colluding carrier share the profits.

STEP 2

Premium-Rate Numbers

Criminal organization acquires premium-rate numbers from a possibly unethical carrier.

STEP 4

Fraudulent Actions

Attacker initiates SMS flows on business sign-ups using these numbers.

STEP 6

Billing Impact

Carrier charges the business for the high-risk expensive numbers.

SMS TOLL FRAUD CALCULATOR

Calculate your SMS cost savings with our ROI calculator

HOW IT WORKS

Keep SMS toll fraud on mute with Arkose Bot Manager.

Pioneering detection and mitigation — so you can continuously adapt to the most sophisticated attacks.

WHY CHOOSE ARKOSE LABS

Helping enterprises save millions of dollars annually on fraudulent SMS charges.

Arkose Labs is uniquely positioned to help protect your business from SMS toll fraud.

AWARD-WINNING EXCELLENCE

Celebrating our commitment to innovation, customer satisfaction and growth.

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