Problem
Telephone fraud
Other Names:
Abuse of telephone calling-cards Nature:
Some telephone companies are starting to use voice verification for fraud prevention to verify the true identity of a caller.
Incidence:
One Montreal-based telephone company is losing more than $250,000 a day in lost revenue and has cancelled calling-card service to the Caribbean because of abuse.
Broader Problems:
FraudInappropriate use of telecommunications services Related Problems:
Internet fraudProliferation of telemarketingInsecurity of mobile telephone communication Strategies:
Dealing with unsolicited calls Subject(s):
Societal Problems → CrimeSocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Transportation, Telecommunications → Telephone, telex, telefax
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST