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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.

$0B

Collective cost of
SMS toll fraud

Source: Security Boulevard
0%

Increase in SMS attacks in 2023

Source: Arkose Labs Bot Abuse Report
$0M+

Over $64 million saved in fraudulent SMS charges

Source: Demand Sage

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 2

Premium-Rate Numbers

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

Step 3

Application Integration

Attacker integrates these numbers into applications and systems.

Step 4

Fraudulent Actions

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

Step 5

Passage Through Registration

Fraudulent SMS flows traverse the entire registration system.

Step 6

Billing Impact

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

Step 7

Profit Distribution

Attacker, criminal organization and colluding carrier share the profits.

SOLUTION BENEFITS

Prevent misuse of SMS verification processes.

Accurate Billing

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


Increased Bottom Line

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

Reduced Operational Costs

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

SMS TOLL FRAUD CALCULATOR

Calculate your SMS cost savings with our ROI calculator

CALCULATE YOUR SAVINGS

“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.”

Take the next step to stop SMS toll fraud.

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