• Attackers request one-time passcodes (OTPs), app download links, or anything else via SMS to inflate traffic with the intent to make money.

• This type of cyber attack uses automated scripts to create fake accounts, disrupt networks, or make fraudulent purchases.

• Account takeover fraud

  Bad actors gain control of an account to pose as real users and make unauthorized transactions or steal information

• Criminals trick carriers into transferring the phone number to a SIM that is controlled by the fraudster.

• Impersonation fraud

  Cybercriminals use fake or stolen identities to create fraudulent accounts for malicious purposes.

• Promotion abuse

  Fraudsters exploit offers, like discounts or free trials, by creating fake accounts, sharing codes, or using bots to take advantage of user promotions.

• Increase conversion when you authenticate customers with their preferred method of verification. Send OTPs across channels like SMS, email, voice calls, and WhatsApp, or implement frictionless verification with Silent Network Authentication (SNA).

• Mitigate fake account creation by comparing user supplied data against authoritative sources using the phone number as the key.

• Check if a phone number could be a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoiP) number since it may be a disposable phone number that should not be used as an identity factor.

68%+

global conversion rate with Verify**

$103M

million saved by Verify Fraud Guard*

5.1B

billion validations per year with Verify **

90%

reduction in user validation time using Lookup Identity Match***

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