{"id":2,"date":"2025-08-26T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/security\/scams\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-06T08:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:08:22","slug":"scams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/security\/scams\/","title":{"rendered":"United Against Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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United Against Scams<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A collective, industry-wide focus to safeguard digital trust.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Collaborating to detect, prevent and mitigate scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the global scam economy growing at alarming speed, industry-wide scam prevention is critical. Criminal networks exploit digital and mobile channels to deceive, steal, and manipulate. Losses exceeded a trillion dollars worldwide in 2024 alone, showing how widespread the problem has become. Beyond financial losses, these attacks erode trust in the digital ecosystem and mobile services, and lead to enormous emotional distress for victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address this, the GSMA is making scam prevention a shared industry priority. It enables mobile network operators, technology partners, regulators, and financial institutions to join forces to counter scams with practical solutions. We do so by providing guidance, resources, and a platform for collaboration to accelerate action against emerging threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the last five years, scams have grown massively – they affect more people, occur more often and through more methods. Only by uniting and working together across the digital ecosystem and the financial sector, with the support of public authorities, can we fight such a complex phenomenon. The mobile ecosystem stands ready to do its part, alongside all concerned parties. <\/p>Vivek Badrinath, Director General, GSMA<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scam use cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Access a growing collection of solutions that support awareness, education and scam prevention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scam call detection and blocking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIM swap fraud prevention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SMS phishing (smishing) detection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subscription fraud prevention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scam prevention content hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our content hub shares a wide range of scam prevention resources to provide the industry guidance, intelligence and education tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Strengthening the Global Fight Against Fraud and Scams – Takeaways from the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Unscammed: Industry Demand for Fraud Prevention Network APIs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latest Report: Stand together. Protect together<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Examination of Anti-Scam Frameworks in APAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Global Anti Scam Summit<\/strong>, Lisbon <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Restoring Trust: GSMA Foundry\u2019s Open Verifiable Calling Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upcoming events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Industry events dedicated to scam prevention and mitigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 9 – 10, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M360 AESAN Kuala Lumpur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Join us to shape the future of trust through collective action and Global APIs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 8 – 10, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MWC Doha
Shaping the future of digital trust the MENA region
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Network APIs: powering scam protection
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Advancing scam detection and protection through innovation
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The economic and human cost of scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scams damage both victims and the communities at their source, sometimes entangled with crimes like human trafficking. Their toll on national economies is severe, costing over 4% of Pakistan\u2019s GDP, for example. There is urgent need for the industry to restore trust and introduce stronger anti-fraud safeguards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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