Swedish caller identification company Truecaller has launched a new scam-detection service that allows users to check suspicious phone numbers, links and messages without downloading its app or signing in.

The company said its new Scam Checker, launched on Sunday for web and Android users, initially targets consumers in India, with plans to expand to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Southeast Asia.

The service uses reports from Truecaller’s community-driven ScamFeed to identify potentially fraudulent numbers and links.

Users can submit a suspicious link, with Scam Checker expanding shortened URLs and following redirects before checking the final destination against Truecaller’s proprietary risk database and other fraud signals.

Suspicious messages can also be pasted into the service, allowing it to identify phone numbers or links and retrieve related reports from the Truecaller community.

While the tool is free, more detailed information about a phone number, including the name associated with it, remains available through Truecaller’s existing service, which requires users to sign in.

The launch also gives Truecaller additional insight into scams circulating at any given time.

The data could support the company’s fraud and risk products for businesses through Truecaller for Business, although the company said Scam Checker itself is designed for consumers.

The move comes as scams increasingly spread beyond traditional phone calls to SMS, messaging platforms and web links.

A 2025 GSMA survey of Indian adults found that 46 per cent of respondents who reported being scammed were approached through messaging apps, while 37 per cent were targeted through SMS and 32 per cent through voice calls.