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wizwit999
on Jan 5, 2023
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Twilio’s toll fraud problem
What's in it for the fraudster here?
woofcat
on Jan 5, 2023
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They own the premium number that the victim is texting... and thus earning the charged money.
nipponese
on Jan 5, 2023
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Ah, it's like a 900 number, but for sms.
Scoundreller
on Jan 5, 2023
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Has been going on against voip companies since the beginning.
Here’s a story from 2005:
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0919/058.html?sh=5531184c...
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