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... AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Peter Van Aartrijk 3 Verified Reviews - 5 of 5.0 1 2 3 4 5 Telephone industry analysts estimate that telephone fraud in the United States costs businesses and residences as much as $4 billion per year. Whether you're installing a new phone system or just want to take full advantage of your present system, you should protect your agency from costly phone fraud. While computer hackers may break into telephone systems for thrills, other criminals make a living at it. These lawbreakers often sell their services to retailers' who offer stolen phone-access numbers to drug traffickers or illegal immigrants. This underground service can translate into expensive calls to far-off destinations in a brief time. The major long-distance carriers all offer protection packages that vary in cost. These carriers provide users with 24-hour toll fraud ... , training, and liability limits. Experts recommend these basic proactive measures to protect your agency against phone fraud: 1. Adopt a prevention program. Use the security measures that your system provides. Change passwords and/or access codes frequently. 2. Most thieves are interested in making international calls, so block calls to countries where your organization isn't involved. That means no one- from the president on down to the cleaning crew-can make the calls. With this option, hackers might call in, but they won't receive authorization to call Peru, for instance. 3. Eliminate the use of direct inward system access (DISA) or remote access, which enables outside producers to access an outbound line with an 800 number. Issue phone credit cards instead. 4. Review call-accounting reports to ...

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