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How to beat
antifraud
and start earning money?

Latvia, RIGA
2015
 What you learn:

1 | What is the purpose of antifraud

2 | Smart anti-antifraud management

3 | Good technical solution

4 | Why should we change IMEI

| Professional GSM termination softwafe

5
6 | Human behavior simulation
 What is the
purpose of
antifraud

How does the operator-moneybag struggle against

terminators? In order to recognize and interfere
with the terminator, the operator uses a special
software, which is called the AntiFraud. It is
the main enemy of the beginning terminator, because
with its help the operator can detect the actions
typical for GSM gateway and block the
SIM cards which it contains.

It is very difficult to know completely the algorithm of the activity of

this software, because a cunning operator is at a stop
but is constantly modernizing its working principles,
and this information is highly confidential. However,
we will share with you the basic principles that we
have learned from experienced colleagues terminators and our own experience:

- AntiFraud system calculates the gateways through the analysis of

the subscriber’s behavior: first of all this software monitors the
movements of the subscriber. We all understand that the mobile phone
is named this way because of the ability to move with it, and if the user
makes a call from one point, evidently it will cause suspicion of the operator.

- Furthermore, AntiFraud machine analyses what numbers the calls are

made to. Imagine, we make 80% of our calls just to five numbers, the operator calls
them a «subscriber family» thus, if all the calls are made to different numbers, it can also
attract an attention of our «moneybags.» In addition, he draws attention to the intensity of the call
execution: if a subscriber calls to the same number every second; this factor is clearly
unusual for the subscriber.

- If the same SIM card is registered on different mobile phones, it is also suspicious, because
people can not always reset the SIM card from one phone to another.

- Moreover, operator analyses the usage of various services by customers, such as: SMS
messages, USSD requests and others.

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As mentioned above, SIM blocking is an effective way of mobile operators to struggle against
GSM terminators. There are many reasons of SIM blocking, from business negligence of the
the terminator to the use of cheap equipment and software. Here are three key tips that will
help you deal effectively with SIM blocking:
1) Competent management.
2) The right choice of technical solutions.
3) Selection of effective software solutions.

Smart anti-antifraud management

The main principles of competent management planning:

- Keep your business confidentially. Due to its illegality in many states GSM termination is
a secret business. No need to discuss with new people your activity, and even worse to show
equipment. Also, when hiring employees to work, do not forget to provide an appropriate
instruction on the specifics of the business.

- Come down to the point of SIM card purchase wisely. Try not to buy SIM cards with
sequential serial number, because blocking of the first cards can cause blocking of the whole
family.

Good technical solution

Next we will deal with the technical side of the issue. What equipment is capable of
struggling against SIM blocking, and what equipment is not able to perform this task? Usage of
solutions «all in one» will bring you a lot of problems. When you use gateways that have
SIM cards, you are depriving yourself of the opportunity to simulate the movement in
space (or migration of SIM cards).

Function of migration of SIM cards consists in the fact if you have gateways located in different
points of the city, the same SIM card can make calls in turn with each of them, thereby
simulating the movement of the subscriber on the territory.

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If you make calls from one location, it is not typical behavior of a real person, so it means
that these cards will be blocked soon. The more gateways with registration function you
have in the system, the more difficult it will be to find a SIM card and block it. Furthermore,
using the solution of the «all in one», you often miss the opportunity to use the rotation of SIM
cards.
Rotation of SIM cards is one of the most
important rules for a successful struggle
against blocking. This rule consists in
possibility of division.

Devide your SIM cards into groups, each of

which will work with definite GSM
module of particulare gateway.

Within a group you will be able to implement

absolute control of the SIM cards - specify
the maximum amount of minutes that a
SIM card is able to pass during day and night
and when another card will replace it, the
intervals between calls, and so on.
If you constantly make calls with the same SIM cards without changing, these cards will be
blocked quickly. How to solve this problem: Use a separate architecture solution with SIM Bank.
Such an architecture will allow to implement the function of migration and rotation of the SIM
cards.

SIM ROTATION SIM BOX

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 Why sould we change IMEI
Use gateways which support changing
IMEI.

Change IMEI is an important tool designed to

prevent SIM blocking.

Unfortunately, not all the equipments used in the

termination provide this function. So what is the
IMEI change and why is it necessary?

IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) — international indicator of mobile equipment. A

number (usually of 15 digits in decimal format) is unique for every instrument which uses it. First
8 digits represent a model and place of origination of the equipment and it is called TAC (Type
Approval Code). The rest is a serial number of the equipment defined by the provider.

With the help of IMEI change the gateway operates as if it changes the data of the mobile
equipment in which it is used, for instance change of TAC code will change the place of origination
of the equipment. In such a manner it will be more difficult for operator to detect a SIM card
and block it.

Professional GSM termination softwafe

Usually the lack of some functions of
the software is a main reason of SIM
blocking. In fact, the software is the
«brain» of the system and determines the
behavior of the SIM card within the
network.

In some cheap solutions such software

doesn’t exist at all and you will have to
rely only on your luck. As you
understand the termination is very
difficult and quite expensive with such
equipment .

Of course, you can cut the expenses by buying

cheap equipment without the proper
software, but it will be only imaginary
saving, because SIM blocking will reach
you in the future and will require more and
more money for cards replacement.

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 Let us look in details at the most important functions of the
«intelligent» software:

Set of the SIM card usage limit Production of incoming calls

What does it mean? The issue is about the fact This function is also important in the fight
that it is not possible to call with the same SIM against blocking. The fact is that the real
card, otherwise it will be blocked quickly. It is subscriber can’t continuously perform only
necessary to set wisely the SIM card usage outgoing calls, he must also receive incoming
limit. calls. Accordingly, absence of incoming calls can
lead to suspicion of the operator and further
In simple software this limit is only one – SIM card blocking. So, we can deduce that it is
passed minutes limit. For example, the card very important to receive incoming calls for the
made calls during 60 minutes and then became successful termination.
offline. Very often this limit is not enough.
In more advanced software also it is possible This script is usually present only in
to put a limit on time when the card has been intelligent and correspondingly expensive
online within the network, time of activity of the software solutions. Besides, this function can be
SIM card according to the time zone in which executed in dissimilar difficulty scale. The very core
it operates, moreover, there is an option to set of the subject is that your SIM cards begin to
the amount of successful and unsuccessful calls, call each other, simulating an incoming call.
the frequency of SMS sending, and others.
The smarter software is, the more diverse
Thus, you have the ability to control completely the ways of realization of this option are. It is
the activity of the SIM card and set it according difficult to overestimate the importance of this
to the specifics of your region. This gives function, it is extremely important and
substantial contribution to the fight against useful for protection from SIM blocking.
blocking.

Anti-Spam и Black List managment

Why is it necessary? Because very often the operator sends different SMS to your card or makes
calls in order to determine whether you are a real person or you use a gateway for termination.
Anti-Spam and Black List management will protect you from such calling robots and SMS mailing.

Black List management means the creation of «black», «white» and «gray» lists. Accordingly,
in the «white list» there are numbers and phone codes, which are not harmful for your equipment.
The «gray list» is an intermediate stage between «black» and «white list».

It contains the numbers with suspicious activity and after repeated attempts they will go to the
«black list». In the «black list» there are those numbers and IMEI codes that do not have to
reach your SIM card. Functions Anti-Spam and Black List management are very important
for terminators, it prevents from diverse possible problems and emergency situations. It is
unequivocally «must have».

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Human
behavior
simulation

Set of Full HBS (Full Human Behavior Simulation) parameters.

Parameters HBS are in fact the complex of actions which allows to get the full simulation of the
real subscriber behavior. The most of these actions were already described above in this article,
but let’s determine the functions that are possible to be identified as Full HBS:

- Possibility of incoming calls generation

- SMS Generation
- Wise usage of SIM card (SIM card rotation)
- Usage of operator's services
- SIM card migration

Unpleasant fact is that some manufacturers understand in their own way this set of parameters
and often make boast of the presence of Full HBS, although, practically, their software can not
cope with the problem of SIM blocking and their clients unnecessarily spend money to buy it.

Thus, the reasons which lead to the SIM blocking can be of various kinds. In most
cases, the problem underlies in the equipment, but also there are cases when the
terminator is guilty himself: his inaccurate management or the wrong choice of
software. But anyway, there are no problems which can not be solved. It is
important to pay a particular attention to the options of the software, because its wise
usage solves a lot of small problems that may eventually lead to the SIM blocking.

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Latvia, RIGA
2015