Bypass Fraud Infographic
What is Bypass Fraud?
Retail Cost $1
A’s Revenue c40
IC Cost c60
IC Revenue c20
B’s Revenue c40
Legitimate call
Country A
Country B
International Carrier
IP Gateway
IP - GSM Gateway
Bypass Call
VOIP Carrier c10,
B’s Revenue c5
Loss in Revenue for B = 87%
Bypass Damage
Bypass fraud loss
44 % increase in fraud
What is
$ 2.88 Billion worth?
$ 2.88 Billion
14, Boeing 747
$ 2 Billion
576, NBA Basketball Courts
2009
2011
Bypass Footprint
Nepal - 3 Chinese VOIP
racketeers in police net
Mexico - Mexican carrier
had lodged a complaint to
the WTO stating that illegal
bypass by VoIP provider cost
it $200 million in 2003 alone
Kenya - 50% of the international
traffic illegal
Paraguay - 90% of
international traffic illegal
Haiti - An illegal racket
costing a mobile network
operator more than
$750,000 per month in lost
revenues
Ghana
● Operator loses over $9million to SIM Box fraud
● Operator and Police bust another SIM Box fraud
● Government threatens to Revoke Telecom Companies Licenses
How to combat Bypass Fraud ?
Test Call Generator (TCG) Approach
Fraud Management Solution (FMS) Approach
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Ro
M
Rou
GS
MSC
P
VoI
Carrier Routes
s
TCG
Internet Cloud
Insufficient
Individual
Approaches
Monitor
CDRs
Regulator
Complain / Block the SIM’s
/ Disconnect
SIM BO
X
CDR’s
Generate
Profiles
FMS
Investigate
Check
Suspicious
Behavior
SIM BO
X
TCG Probes
Subex’s Unique Approach - Combine TCG & FMS
Subex’s Unique Approach
TCG
FMS
SIM BO
X
IMSI, CCID
Series Analysis
Traffic Analysis
IMEI Analysis
Location Analysis
Why Subex’s Unique Approach is Better?
TCG
FMS
X Hours
Fraud Loss Averted
after x Hours
Coverage
X Hours
Fraud Run Time
Fraud Run Time
Fraud Run Time
X Hours
Unique Approach
Fraud Loss Averted
after x Hours
Coverage
Fraud Loss Averted
after x Hours
Coverage
Benefits
Improved Coverage
Reduced Fraud Run Time
Eliminate Root Cause
Note : The countries highlighted above are only representative. The information has been obtained from public sources and based on Subex's experience.
Sources : CFCA Fraud Survey 2011
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