Sandbox
  • Identity
Available in
  • Germany,
  • Spain,
  • Greece,
  • Netherlands,
  • UK

Sim Swap

1.1.1

Fraudsters can use social engineering techniques to get users to give them control of a mobile number. Sim Swap fraud is also known as Unauthorised Account Takeover. 

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Sandbox
  • Identity
Available in
  • Germany,
  • Spain,
  • Greece,
  • Netherlands,
  • UK

Sim Swap

1.1.1

Fraudsters can use social engineering techniques to get users to give them control of a mobile number. Sim Swap fraud is also known as Unauthorised Account Takeover. 

Try it out

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It can be used for
  • Verifying your users in the background
  • Getting information of the last time the SIM was swapped
  • Securing the SMS OTP

API Information

Version v1
Protocol HTTPS URL
Sandbox https: //sandbox-api.vodafone.com
URL https://api.vodafone.com
Version 1.1.1
Release date 21/09/2023
Status Active
Description This API provides the Sim Swap date/timestamps and is an attribute as specified in the GSMA Mobile Connect ATP specification.

How it works

  1. A customer tried to re-activate their banking app.
  2. The website (or app) sends a SIM Swap request to Vodafone.
  3. Vodafone responds with information (a timestamp) on the last time the SIM was changed, e.g. "sim_change": "2010-05-08T13:30:04Z".
  4. The website (or app) can allow or deny the user's actions based on the timestamp information provided by the API.

Use Case Examples

Customers typically call the SIM Swap API when their end customers:

  • Initiate password reset via mobile,
  • Install a mobile banking app,
  • Set up a new payee, or
  • Make any mobile-originated transaction where there’s a transfer of funds
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