# Mobile Intelligence

### About service

Mobile Intelligence is a **phone number fraud detection** check. It analyzes a customer’s **mobile number** to assess risk using mobile network and reputation signals.

Use it to reduce onboarding fraud, catch high-risk numbers early, and a **mobile number verification** step when running deeper KYC checks.

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### Common use cases

Use Mobile Intelligence anywhere the phone number is a core identifier:

* **KYC onboarding and account opening**: Flag risky phone numbers when running identity checks.
* **SMS OTP and phone ownership flows**: Treat high-risk numbers as a step-up signal alongside [SMS Verification](https://docs.complycube.com/documentation/product-guides/kyc-automation-services/sms-verification).
* **Account takeover (ATO)**: Detect suspicious phone number changes and low-trust numbers.
* **Promo and referral abuse**: Spot reused or abusive numbers across sign-ups.

### Analysis performed

The check combines **phone number verification** and reputation signals to produce an overall **mobile number fraud risk score**.

**Detailed verification checks**

<table><thead><tr><th width="204.53515625">Analysis</th><th>Verifications Performed</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Risk Analysis</strong></td><td><ul><li><strong>Valid format</strong>: Confirms that the mobile number follows correct international and regional formatting rules.</li><li><strong>Recent abuse</strong>: Flags whether the number has been associated with recent fraudulent or abusive activity.</li><li><strong>Activity</strong>: Assesses the number’s usage history to check if it is active or dormant.</li><li><strong>Digital number analysis</strong>: Examines deeper digital risk signals such as carrier type and number reputation.</li><li><strong>Risk level analysis</strong>: Generates a fraud risk score (0–100) indicating the overall likelihood of the number being compromised or fraudulent.</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Check duration

A Mobile Intelligence Check takes an average of **2 seconds** to complete.

### Related checks

Combine Mobile Intelligence with other fraud intelligence signals:

* [Email Intelligence](https://docs.complycube.com/documentation/product-guides/digital-fraud-intelligence/email-intelligence-check) for email reputation, disposable email detection, and breach exposure.
* [Device Intelligence](https://docs.complycube.com/documentation/product-guides/digital-fraud-intelligence/device-intelligence-check) for device fingerprinting, VPN/emulator signals, and bot detection.

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Use these to run Mobile Intelligence inside a broader KYC workflow and decision flow:

* [Workflows](https://docs.complycube.com/documentation/product-guides/compliance-studio/workflows) to orchestrate Mobile Intelligence as a step in onboarding.
* [Compliance Policies](https://docs.complycube.com/documentation/product-guides/compliance-studio/policies) to apply consistent rules using the returned risk signals.
* [Advanced Case Management](https://docs.complycube.com/documentation/product-guides/due-diligence-tools/advanced-case-management) to review exceptions and keep audit-ready decisions.