SMSPool
grade D
Provides temporary and long-term rental phone numbers for SMS verification, along with data-only eSIMs.
grade D
What the documents mean for you
SMSPool can withhold your balance for violations and may demand proof of your identity and location. Its crypto payment processor screens every payment and can hold or reject it, and can ask for KYC and source of funds. Registration itself needs no real name.
The terms let SMSPool ask you for proof of your location, identity and eligibility under its sanctions policy, and they state that its crypto payment processor screens and monitors all cryptocurrency payments automatically and may then demand identity, address and source-of-funds documents at any time. Payments can be delayed, held, reversed or rejected while those checks run, and refusing to cooperate can lead to suspension or termination, which matches automated-flagging-driven KYC rather than routine mandatory KYC at sign-up.
Sign-up asks only for a username, a password and an optional email. Identity checks come later: SMSPool can ask you to prove your location and identity under its sanctions rules, and its crypto payment processor (Cryptomus) screens payments against sanctions, PEP and risk lists and can then ask for KYC documents and source-of-funds information at any time. If you refuse, your payment can be delayed, held or rejected, your account suspended or terminated, and the matter reported to authorities; SMSPool says such processor actions do not entitle you to a refund from it.
Warnings
Crypto deposits run through the payment processor Cryptomus, whose terms you accept by paying. That processor can hold, reject or reverse your payment during AML screening, and SMSPool disclaims responsibility for what it does.
SMSPool can ask you to prove your location and identity, and the payment processor can ask for KYC documents and source-of-funds details at any time. Refusing can cost you your account and your pending payment.
Residents of Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Belarus and the occupied territories of Ukraine may not use the service, and SMSPool can run verification procedures to check this.
Deleted accounts sit in a queue for 14 days, and data can remain in database backups for roughly another two weeks.
How the score was reached
Privacy36/100
Trust50/100
Overall = (privacy × 0.6 + trust × 0.4) / 10, rounded = 4/10, grade D. Each attribute above rests on a clause quoted below or was assigned by a moderator; the rest is what the listing knows.
Attributes14 moved the score
May require KYC/SOF by policy/lawprivacy -6 · trust -4
The service may require identity verification, KYC or Source of Funds information, by its own policy or by law, at any time.
The terms reserve the right for SMSPool and its payment processor to request identity, address and source-of-funds documentation at any time, and SMSPool may require proof of location and identity under its sanctions policy.
“The payment processor may require you to provide information about the source of your funds, the purpose of the transaction, and/or identity or address verification (KYC). We and the payment processor reserve the right to request additional documentation or information at any time”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
May suspend your accounttrust -4
The service reserves the right to suspend or limit access for violations or arrears.
Accounts can be suspended or terminated for chargebacks, reversed payments and rule violations.
“In the event Customer has performed a credit card chargeback or otherwise reversed any payment(s) made to us without a legitimate basis, we may suspend or terminate your account.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
Service termination policytrust -4
The provider can terminate access at any time, without notice, at its discretion.
SMSPool reserves the right to suspend, terminate or refuse service without notice and at its sole discretion after a compliance investigation.
“SMSPool retains the full right to suspend, terminate, or refuse service to any user or entity that, upon investigation, is found to be in violation of this policy, without notice and at its sole discretion.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
Soft KYCprivacy -3 · trust -1
No formal KYC, but personal information is needed for certain features or services.
Beyond the basic account, applying for service whitelisting requires real-name personal details.
“We may collect the following personal data from users who apply for service whitelisting: First name, last name, email address, service and intent.”
https://www.smspool.net/privacy-policy
Data sharingprivacy -3
Personal data may be shared with authorities or third-party providers for compliance.
The terms state that transactions, account activity and other information may be reported to financial intelligence units, law enforcement or regulators.
“If required by law or internal policy, the payment processor or we may report transactions, account activity, or other information to relevant financial intelligence units, law enforcement, or regulatory authorities.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
May freeze or seize fundstrust -3
Internal monitoring may freeze or seize funds flagged for suspicious activity, stolen or sanctioned sources.
Transaction monitoringprivacy -1
Deposits are analysed for blacklisted or high-risk sources; flagged ones need verification.
All cryptocurrency payments are screened and monitored automatically against sanctions, PEP and adverse media lists, with flagged activity leading to verification demands or rejection.
“Our payment processor may screen, monitor, and analyze all cryptocurrency payments and related transaction data for AML/CTF purposes. This may include automated checks against sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP) lists, adverse media, and other risk indicators”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
Account requiredprivacy -1
An account has to be created to access and use the service.
Using the service requires registering an account with login credentials that are personal to you.
“You remain responsible for access to our platform, and the use of your login credentials must stay strictly personal and may never be shared with other persons.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
Source code is privatetrust -1
The source code is not public, so it cannot be reviewed or audited.
Identity-free registrationprivacy +10
Users can create accounts without giving personal information such as a full name, address or phone number.
Account registration collects only a username, a password and an optional email address, with no name, address or phone number.
“The purpose of this will be to register you as a User to our services: Username, password (hashed in bCrypt), and optionally email address.”
https://www.smspool.net/privacy-policy
Verifiedtrust +10
Passed repeated checks over time and showed consistent behavior.
Has Onion or I2P URLsprivacy +5
Onion (Tor) and I2P URLs enhance privacy and anonymity.
Mature servicetrust +5
This service has been operational for 6 years. While this indicates stability, it is not a future-proof guarantee.
Legally registeredtrust +2
Legally registered as SMSPool B.V. in Netherlands.
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What the documents say
If you break the rules, SMSPool can terminate your account and keep part of your balance to cover damage, costs or fees, or where the law requires it to hold the money.
“Any violation of this section may result in the immediate termination of your account. We may withhold outstanding balances to the extent necessary to cover damage, costs, or fees actually caused by the violation, or where withholding is required by law”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
Your crypto payment can be delayed, held, refused or reversed during AML checks. SMSPool says it owes you no refund for such actions unless it actually received and kept the money.
“Payments may be delayed, held, or rejected while the payment processor performs AML/CTF checks or investigates suspicious activity. We and the payment processor may refuse to process or may reverse a transaction if we believe it violates applicable law, poses AML/CTF risk”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
To enforce its sanctions rules, SMSPool can require you to show evidence of your location, your identity and your legal right to use the service.
“Users may be required to provide evidence of their location, identity, and legal eligibility to access our services.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
If you do not cooperate with AML requests from SMSPool or its payment processor, your payments can be delayed or rejected, your account suspended or closed, and you can be reported to authorities.
“Failure to cooperate may result in delayed or rejected payments, suspension or termination of your account, and reporting to authorities where required.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
If SMSPool detects what it considers fraudulent activity, it reports it to police and regulators immediately and cuts off your access at once.
“In case we have detected fraudulent activities on our platform, we shall immediately report such conduct to the authorities and law enforcement agencies. In addition, your access to our platform shall be terminated with immediate effect.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
IP addresses from each request are kept for rate limiting and DDoS protection. SMSPool says they sit in rotated access logs and are not tied to your user data.
“we may store the IP addresses from each request which is only used for statistical purposes for our DDoS protection such as ratelimits per IP, and this will not be linked to your user data.”
https://www.smspool.net/privacy-policy
Deposit and payment records stay on SMSPool's servers until you ask to delete your account. Support tickets are held for 6 months at Jira, ticket images for 7 days at Cloudflare.
“We do not clear any payment data unless the user requests the deletion of their account. This is to maintain proper accounting of our deposits, and in case an account recovery is required, we require payment data to verify your ownership.”
https://www.smspool.net/article/smspool-privacy-statement-824a6087eb
You may not use SMSPool numbers to verify banking, payment, crypto, KYC provider, telecom or government accounts.
“SMSPool does not and will not permit the use of our numbers for the verification of any website, app, or service that is related to telecom services, identity verification services, financial services, or government services.”
https://www.smspool.net/tos
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