Three UK has blocked more than 173 million spam texts over the past two years as part of its efforts to protect customers from the growing number of online scams. This equates to 10,000 cases per hour per day.
This progress follows Three becoming the first UK carrier to integrate Mavenir's blocking technology into its network in 2019, ensuring more malicious messages never reach customers. It has become.
In the summer of 2023, Ofcom revealed that 8 out of 10 people will have experienced some form of telephone fraud, and as technology continues to advance, so too will the techniques used by fraudsters to exploit unsuspecting individuals. I reported that there is. Mavenir uses her AI to automatically filter and detect messages, but it does not block all messages as scammers constantly adapt their techniques. Additionally, he has 72,000 reported calls to 7726, a free spam reporting service.
To further protect our customers, Three UK sends them millions of messages and alerts to warn them about the latest scams and provide advice on how to protect themselves, as well as a one-stop service for Android devices. Introducing click spam reporting and enhancing reporting options for customers.
Darren Purkis, Chief Financial Officer, Three UK
The fight against fraud is constantly evolving as scammers use increasingly sophisticated methods to deceive people. Blocking these messages represents a major advance in the fight against online criminals, and we will continue to invest in our people and technology to combat this rapidly evolving problem.
