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SMS Pumping

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Definition

SMS Pumping is defined as: Also called Artificially Inflated Traffic (AIT). A fraud in which bad actors trigger large volumes of OTP or verification SMS to numbers they control, inflating a victim business's messaging bill. Rate limiting and geo-controls are common defenses.

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