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Empello appoints Louise Ford as Managing Director

Empello Ltd is delighted to welcome Louise Ford as newly appointed Managing Director, strengthening further the broad and experienced Empello…
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إعلانات مزيفة للعائلة المالكة

خلال سنة ٢٠٢١ شاهدنا زيادة في استخدام شبكات التسويق بالتبعية (VAS) التي تستخدم منصات التواصل الاجتماعي لنشر الإعلانات الاحتيالية. ويلعب…
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Mid-Year Review: VAS/DCB in 2021: rising fraud causing challenges for the sector

Over the first half of 2021, FraudScan monitored and tracked over 400,000 VAS journeys in 24 markets around the world…
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Empello supports SAM Media to reduce serious compliance issues from 13.5% to 2.5%

Empello has worked closely with SAM Media over the past two years to reduce serious compliance issues from 13.5% to…
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Read Empello’s 2020 VAS/DCB Round Up Report

Thanks to our 24/7 monitoring of the VAS/DCB industry and our position as the longest standing anti-fraud company in the…
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Empello completes its GCC coverage with the launch of FraudScan VAS market monitoring in Saudi Arabia

Thanks to strong client demand, Empello recently launched its services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). KSA is the…
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VAS fraudsters plumb new depths with Covid-19 scams in MENA

Fraudsters are taking advantage of fears surrounding the current Coronavirus pandemic around the world. Specifically, in the Middle East and…
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Meet Empello at MWC 2020

Empello will be back in Barcelona this year at Mobile World Congress 2020, between 24-27 February. Our team will be…
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إمبيلو تحذر مستخدمي هواتف أندرويد في الإمارات العربية المتحدة من عمليات الاحتيال المتزايدة عبر تطبيقات الأجهزة المحمولة

مستخدمو أجهزة أندرويد في الإمارات العربية المتحدة بدفعون ما يزيد عن 1,000 درهم سنوياً مقابل اشتراكات غير مرغوب فيها  حذرت…
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Android apps causing automated unwanted purchases on phones in the UAE, and it is just the tip of the iceberg…

Ladder Wallpaper (com.tiezi.ladder.wallpapers), Boom Wallpaper (com.quarter.boomboom.wallp) and Graft Wallpaper (com.graft.allpaper). All three apps were downloaded by thousands of users, they…
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Back Door Fraud – The next frontier of Carrier Billing Fraud ?

“Front Door” fraud – for instance App Malware on a consumer’s phone – is well documented, but in many markets…
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Fraudster’s special efforts to hide from Empello – “APIEMPELLO”

In the ever-evolving game of cat and mouse between Empello and the fraudsters we aim to deter, we made a…