Google Rolls Out Android Anti-Spoofing Calls to Block Bank Scams on Android 11+

3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · May 12

Android devices running version 11 or higher will start getting a new anti-spoofing tool in coming weeks that can automatically disconnect calls falsely appearing to come from a user’s bank.
The feature works by checking the incoming number against the bank’s app on the phone; if the bank confirms no legitimate call is being made, Android ends it. Banks can also flag some numbers as inbound-only.
Google is launching the verification system first with Brazil-based banks Revolut, Itaú and Nubank, with broader bank support planned later this year.
Caller-ID spoofing remains a major fraud tactic because scammers can cheaply fake trusted business numbers; Europol said such scams caused more than 850 million euros, about $997 million, in annual losses.
Google paired the rollout with other Android security upgrades, including 3-hour OTP hiding, expanded AI threat detection and new Android 17 protections for stolen phones and location access.

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Can on-device AI truly fix our broken trust in phone calls, or is it just a temporary patch?