Programmable Messaging | Feb. 22, 2023

Programmable SMS Geo Permissions - Risky Country User Acknowledgement

In an ongoing effort to raise awareness of the risk of SMS Traffic Pumping fraud, Twilio has added a popup asking customers to acknowledge the risk when opting to send SMS traffic to countries Twilio has identified a rise of SMS Traffic Pumping Fraud. Twilio will update this list from time to time.

What do I need to do?

We recommend review of the current geo-permissions on your account in Console.

(Support Article) Please take the following steps to protect your account from SMS Traffic Pumping Fraud:

  1. Log in to your Twilio Account and verify the traffic history on your account is legitimate in Messaging Insights.
  2. Take steps to protect your applications from abuse by following best practices in this SMS Traffic Pumping article, including turning off geo permissions for countries when not in use.
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