[asterisk-users] FYI

[SIP]

It can.... and it has, unfortunately.

PRS fraud is becoming more and more popular.

N.

Steve Totaro wrote:
> That could easily bankrupt a small business with just a few trunks
> overnight.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
> http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
> KB3OPB
>  
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of SIP
>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:17 AM
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] FYI
>>
>> Somalia. Nigeria. We've seen it as high as $250/minute in Egypt.
>>
>> Probably others.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Totaro wrote:
>>     
>>> What countries allow that?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve Totaro
>>> http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
>>> KB3OPB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>>>         
> [mailto:asterisk-users-
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>>>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of SIP
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:03 PM
>>>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] FYI
>>>>
>>>> $25/minute? Souds pretty cheap.  We've seen PRS numbers in the area
>>>>         
> of
>   
>>>> $500/minute for PRS fraud.
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve Totaro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> I suspect that this will happen more and more.  I also suspect
>>>>>           
> that
>   
>>> many
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> people who have weak SIP credentials like user=100 secret=100 will
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>> be
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> the victim of toll fraud and worse, call to 900 and other very
>>>>>           
> high
>   
>>>>> termination rates.  How does $25 per minute sound?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Steve Totaro
>>>>> http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
>>>>> KB3OPB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Kennedy
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:55 AM
>>>>>> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>>>>>> Subject: [asterisk-users] FYI
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just been getting lots of failed SIP registrations to a system
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>> here.
>>>
>>>       
>>>>>> All coming from Taiwan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steve
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