# 5SIM review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> 5SIM is a phone number service. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 5.8/10 for privacy (fair) and 5.0/10 for safety (caution). To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "5SIM review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/5sim

## Key facts
- **Category:** Phone Numbers & SMS
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 5.8/10, Safety 5.0/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Fees:** Numbers advertised from $0.008 each
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://5sim.net

## What it is
5SIM is a marketplace for single-use virtual phone numbers used to receive SMS verification codes, with prices advertised from $0.008 per number and new numbers added daily. The site describes use cases such as keeping a personal number away from data brokers, receiving local SMS while travelling and testing SMS flows in development. Buying a number requires logging in or signing up for an account. The pages read for this review do not list the accepted payment methods or describe any identity requirements, so those fields are left empty; users should check the top-up options inside an account.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity verification is mentioned on the homepage; an account is required to buy numbers.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does 5SIM require KYC?
5SIM is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity verification is mentioned on the homepage; an account is required to buy numbers.

### Is 5SIM safe to use?
5SIM has a Safety grade of 5.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is 5SIM legit?
5SIM is a working phone number service. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is 5SIM a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for 5SIM.

### Do I need an account or email to use 5SIM?
Email required.

### What fees does 5SIM charge?
Numbers advertised from $0.008 each. Fees were recorded from 5SIM's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does 5SIM have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on 5SIM's own pages.

### Can I use 5SIM over Tor?
5SIM does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://5sim.net

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology