Fake SMS is a simple command line tool using which you can skip phone number based SMS verification by using a temporary phone number that acts like a proxy.
Note-1: This is just an experimental tool, do not use this in any banking transactions. Unethical use of this tool is strictly not encouraged.”
Note-2: The tool uses upmasked, A Eurpoean service provider, data will be stored on their servers, make sure you agree to EU Data governance laws and GDPR. I recommend you not to use this for any personal transaction which reveals your identity.
Features
Requirements
To build:
The build process is simple, it is just like building any other Go module. Follow the steps below:
export GOBIN=$PWD/bin
go install
This will build the binary and place it in bin/. You can also consider using the pre-built binary which is available under bin/
Steps to use:
${PWD}/selected-phone-number.json. As shown below:Acknowledgements
The similar tool is also available in pure shell script. Check this out.
Contributing
The tool is very simple and I don’t think there is any major feature missing. But I would welcome any kind of suggestion, enhancements or a bug-fix from the community. Please open an issue to discuss or directly make a PR!!
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