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  2. SIM swap scam - Wikipedia

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    SIM swap scam. A SIM swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, [ 1] simjacking, and SIM swapping) [ 2] is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification in which the second factor or step is a text message (SMS) or call placed to a mobile telephone.

  3. Rich Communication Services - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .gsma .com /futurenetworks /rcs /. Rich Communication Services ( RCS) is a communication protocol standard for instant messaging, primarily for mobile phones, developed and defined by the GSM Association ( GSMA ). It aims to be a replacement of SMS and MMS on cellular networks with a communication system that is richer and modern.

  4. Telecommunications in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This led to the Philippines has become the global capital of text messaging, which was a feature of the mobile phone that was ignored by other countries. Meanwhile, in 2001, the popularity of the text messaging in the Philippines has created a subculture called Generation Txt , where teenagers and young mobile professionals have developed their ...

  5. SMS spoofing - Wikipedia

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    SMS spoofing is a technology which uses the short message service (SMS), available on most mobile phones and personal digital assistants, to set who the message appears to come from by replacing the originating mobile number (Sender ID) with alphanumeric text. Spoofing has both legitimate uses (setting the company name from which the message is ...

  6. Short Message service center - Wikipedia

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    When a user sends a text message (SMS message) to another user, the message gets stored in the SMSC (Short Message Service Center), which delivers it to the destination user when they are available. This is a store and forward option. An SMS center (SMSC) is responsible for handling the SMS operations of a wireless network. When an SMS message ...

  7. TNT (cellular service) - Wikipedia

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    TNT (formerly known as Piltel, Mobiline, Phone Pal, and still unofficially known as Talk 'N Text) is a cellular service of Smart Communications in the Philippines. [ 1] By April 2000, Piltel launched its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text. Piltel also reported 16,590,737 subscribers to its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text, before its transfer to Smart.

  8. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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    Caller ID spoofing. Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed.

  9. Chikka - Wikipedia

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    Chikka, short for Chikka Text Messenger, was an Internet-based instant messaging application that supported free SMS or text messaging between online users and offline mobile subscribers. Chikka was released by Chikka Philippines, Inc. in 2000 and eventually established its connection with the country's network operators Smart Communications ...