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Truecaller is pivoting its anti-fraud strategy by exposing its scam intelligence database to the open web via Scam Checker, addressing the shift in fraud vectors from voice calls to messaging apps and phishing links. This move allows users to verify suspicious numbers without an app login while simultaneously expanding Truecaller's risk data collection for enterprise solutions. The initiative highlights how legacy caller ID businesses are adapting their core assets to combat evolving digital threats beyond traditional telephony.

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Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID

TechCrunchSeptember 28, 20263 min read

Truecaller finds a new way to reach users as pressure grows on its traditional caller ID business in India, its biggest market.

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…

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