• Enea analysis finds conversational SMS fraud has risen sharply as scammers shift from bulk messages to trust-building exchanges that evade detection.
• Greater subscriber awareness and wider SMS firewall deployment have made traditional bulk scams less effective.
• Intelligence data shows signs consistent with AI-generated spam, potentially allowing scammers to scale conversations while reserving human involvement for final fraud stages.
• Moving conversations to messaging apps takes interactions beyond operator SMS firewall protection, helping scammers cultivate trust for financial fraud.

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