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Telecommunications and SIM Swap Fraud Investigation

SIM swap and telecommunications fraud have become gateways to draining bank accounts and hijacking identities across African markets. This course builds practical skills to investigate SIM swap, subscription and interconnect fraud, and the insider collusion that often enables it. Delegates trace fraudulent number ports, examine call and data records and coordinate with banks and law enforcement.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how SIM swap fraud enables account takeover and financial loss.
  • Investigate fraudulent number ports, activations and subscription fraud.
  • Detect insider collusion at agent, dealer and network operator level.
  • Analyse call, data and provisioning records as investigative evidence.
  • Coordinate investigations with banks, regulators and law enforcement.
  • Recommend controls that harden SIM and subscriber management processes.

Course outline

  1. 01Telecommunications Fraud Overview
  2. 02How SIM Swap Fraud Works
  3. 03Subscription and Activation Fraud
  4. 04Insider and Dealer Collusion
  5. 05Analysing Provisioning and Usage Records
  6. 06Working with Banks and Law Enforcement
  7. 07Evidence Handling and Case Building
  8. 08Strengthening Subscriber Management Controls

Who should attend

This course is designed for telecommunications fraud and revenue assurance teams, security investigators, bank fraud liaison staff and compliance officers dealing with SIM swap and subscriber fraud.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
29 to 30 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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