What is it? A carrier-specific attack. Interconnect Bypass (aka toll bypass fraud, interconnect fraud, GSM Gateway fraud, or SIM Boxing) is the unauthorized insertion of traffic onto another carrier’s network. In this scenario, fraudsters make international calls appear …

… redirects the expensive international traffic to the fraudulent numbers, resulting in hefty phone bills to the company. This type of fraud reveals itself through a spike in traffic to high-cost destinations. To make matter worse, this type of fraud …

… the cost of the call. A call may even be charged despite being dropped due to no answer. The more fraudulent variant of this scheme involves call diversion . Here, the fraudulent carrier will route the call to a recorded message …

To combat the growing amount of fraud in the VoIP industry, Flowroute offers several fraud prevention platform features. IMPORTANT : These tools are provided as a courtesy by Flowroute and do not guarantee to prevent fraud. You are still liable for …

What is it? Call Barring is a type of controlled phone censorship. It allows for blocking destinations, or certain specific numbers. How to use it? You can install it in a PBX system with tools for block lists or destination …

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… a rate of $0.0299 per minute. Next, set a maximum outbound rate. Click the Preferences menu, and then click Fraud Control. Go to the Maximum Outbound Rate section. In the Block Outbound Calls field, enter the rate that blocks …

… from draining your account balance, Flowroute has a Maximum Outbound Rate security feature. This option can be found under Preferences -> Fraud Control . The default value upon signup is $0.01, which means calls to any destination with a per-minute …

… and account balance. How to Manage Your Whitelist Configuration Log in to Flowroute Manage Portal . Click Preferences, and then click Fraud Control. Scroll down to the Destination Whitelist section. From the Country Code drop-down list, select the country you …

"Additional Information Needed" There are times where our automated fraud detection system will flag an account for additional manual review. If this happens while creating your account, we will need some information to open the account.  If you arrive …

2FA is now mandated to secure your Manage account and prevent fraud Two-factor authentication methods offered by Flowroute Email (least secure) Yubikey (requires Yubikey device ) TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) Two-Factor Authentication Guide Navigate to the Manage …

… network as high as possible and to help protect our customers, Flowroute has implemented additional fraud prevention functionality. Review our Fraud Prevention articles to find out how you can secure your account and configure your phone system to minimize fraud …

… regulations. Why we validate your address? Better service to needed areas Identify usage and currency in provided countries Helps prevent fraud on Flowroute accounts Regulate our customer offerings, DID purchasing, Port Orders, etc. Validate local tax regulations that require the …

… of the account's email holder. The account is considered unable to be acted upon by others either actually or fraudulently claiming to be the owner without verification. This is strictly in place to prevent business partners from interfering or …

… account balance. This feature may increase your financial exposure to fraud in the event that your system is compromised and fraudulent calls are sent through your Flowroute account. To limit your exposure to potential fraud, please refer to our article …

… Required (Reserved for future use) 403 Forbidden 403 - Insufficient funds ( often related to the balance on the account or the Fraud control settings for the destination number) 404 Not Found: User not found ( Typically the PBX will deliver when an …

… outbound number will fail because fraud protection enforces the destination cost limitation. This means that calls exceeding your set cost limit will not be allowed to establish. You can review and adjust your fraud prevention settings in the Manage portal .

… used by businesses to verify the identity of its customers and partners. Why is it important? - Proper identification helps fight fraud, mitigates illegal calling, and contributes to regulatory compliance for Flowroute. Flowroute holds a zero-tolerance stance regarding failure to …

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… come from reputable companies but in fact trick consumers into revealing personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Fraud or Scam Any messages that constitute a fraud or scam, which involves wrongful or criminal deception intended to result …