Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID
Truecaller has launched Scam Checker, a free web and Android service that allows users to verify suspicious phone numbers, links, and messages without requiring an app sign-in. The tool leverages Truecaller's community-driven ScamFeed and proprietary risk databases to identify fraudulent content, initially launching in India before expanding to other regions. This strategic move aims to diversify the company's offerings beyond traditional caller ID as scams increasingly migrate to messaging apps and web links.
- ▪Scam Checker is available for free on the web and Android, allowing users to check suspicious inputs without creating an account.
- ▪The service initially launched in India and is planned for expansion into Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
- ▪Truecaller's ScamFeed currently hosts approximately 20,000 active scam reports in India, with around 1,300 new reports added weekly.
- ▪The company evaluated 12.9 billion messages globally between September 14 and 20, flagging 20.3 million as fraudulent.
- ▪Truecaller is expanding its focus beyond caller ID due to competitive pressures from telecom operators and tech giants adding their own spam protection features.
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After more than a decade building a caller ID business serving over 500 million users, Truecaller is now taking the scam intelligence it gathered along the way to the open web, with no app or sign-in required. The Swedish company on Sunday launched Scam Checker, a new web and Android service that lets users paste in a suspicious phone number, link, or message to find out if it’s fraudulent. To work, the service surfaces related reports from Truecaller’s community, ScamFeed. However, more detailed information about a phone number, including the name associated with it, remains available only through Truecaller’s existing service, which requires a sign-in.
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