{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Carolina Digital Phone","provider_url":"https:\/\/carolinadigitalphone.com","author_name":"Nicky Smith","author_url":"https:\/\/carolinadigitalphone.com\/author\/nicky\/","title":"Telecommunications Fraud Management: What it is, and How We\u2019re Preventing It - Carolina Digital Phone","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zTkzs5saiZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolinadigitalphone.com\/telecommunications-fraud-management-what-it-is-and-how-were-preventing-it\/\">Telecommunications Fraud Management: What it is, and How We\u2019re Preventing It<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/carolinadigitalphone.com\/telecommunications-fraud-management-what-it-is-and-how-were-preventing-it\/embed\/#?secret=zTkzs5saiZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Telecommunications Fraud Management: What it is, and How We\u2019re Preventing It&#8221; &#8212; Carolina Digital Phone\" data-secret=\"zTkzs5saiZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/carolinadigitalphone.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/carolinadigitalphone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fraud.webp","thumbnail_width":900,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"Let\u2019s start with this: telecommunications fraud isn&#8217;t new. Since phone systems were invented centuries ago, there has always been a very small \u2014 but not insignificant, and certainly not harmless \u2014 segment of the population that has sought to exploit them, in order to benefit improperly or illegally. Growing Costs \u00a0 However, what has changed in recent years is the growing cost and prevalence of telecommunications fraud. A recent survey by the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA), a not-for-profit global education organization, pegged worldwide telecommunications fraud losses in 2017 at $29.2 billion. The CFCA also listed the top 10 methods..."}