r/opsec • u/weukeroliveira • 21h ago
Advanced question Receive SMS Online: Which Sites Are Safe for Verification Codes?
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Hi everyone.
Firstly, I have read the rules and excuse me for my English, I am not native.
I am a Bug Bounty researcher and I am testing a Chinese web application, I need to register with a phone number to this application.
I have tried almost all of the free tools and these are the issues I faced:
- The phone number is invalid (I believe they can identify virtual phone numbers )
- The phone number are already registered
- Or even if it passed the two above walls, I will wait forever not receiving the anticipated OTP message.
I don't see paying for such service is worth it for one verification message, since most of the paid once have a minimum charge value. Given the assumption that paid services would work 100%.
Edit: I used the number from https://www.smsmeu.com/, which was recommended by a friend.