Truecaller Launches Free Scam Checker in India
Truecaller's new Scam Checker lets users verify suspicious numbers, links, and messages for free, starting in India with global expansion planned.
Truecaller has launched Scam Checker, a free web and Android service that lets users check suspicious phone numbers, links, and messages for fraud. The service is initially available in India, with plans to expand to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Scam Checker surfaces related reports from Truecaller's community feed, ScamFeed. More detailed information about a phone number, including the associated name, requires signing in to Truecaller's existing service. The company has over 500 million users.
The launch comes as Truecaller's core business faces pressure in India from telecom operators rolling out the Calling Name Presentation service and from Apple and Google's caller identification features. India's telecom regulator has ordered caller-ID apps to share user-submitted spam reports with telecom operators, which Truecaller criticized as a one-way exchange.
About 20,000 scam reports are live on ScamFeed in India, with around 1,300 new reports added each week. Between September 14 and 20, Truecaller evaluated 12.9 billion messages globally and flagged 20.3 million as fraudulent. The company estimates about 14 million web searches per month to check suspicious links and phone numbers.
A 2025 GSMA survey of Indian adults found 46% of scam victims were approached through messaging apps, 37% via SMS, and 32% through voice calls. Truecaller plans to broaden the types of scams Scam Checker can detect and add screenshot uploads for analysis. The news was first reported by TechCrunch.
Quick answers
What is Truecaller Scam Checker?
It is a free web and Android service that checks suspicious phone numbers, links, and messages for fraud, surfacing related reports from Truecaller's ScamFeed.
Where is Scam Checker available?
It is initially available in India, with plans to expand to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Does Scam Checker show the name behind a phone number?
More detailed information, including the associated name, requires signing in to Truecaller's existing service.