ScamShield

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ScamShield (Android) Launched At NCPC 40th Anniversary Event (Singapore Police Force)

As part of their continued efforts to fight scams, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Open Government Products (OGP) developed and launched the ...

The Android app has the same features as the iOS app, such as blocking and reporting scam SMSes and calls. This keeps the app updated, to better protect users from scam calls and messages. We are glad to have strategic partners like OGP to develop ScamShield to help protect Singaporeans against scam SMSes and calls.” Multiple rounds of user research, beta trials, and technical assessments were key to informing our approach on building ScamShield for Android. As part of their continued efforts to fight scams, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Open Government Products (OGP) developed and launched the ScamShield iOS application (app) on 20 November 2020. Since its launch, the ScamShield iOS app has been downloaded by more than 315,000 iOS users.

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Anti-scam app ScamShield now available for Android users (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE - Android users can now download an app called ScamShield which can block calls from blacklisted numbers that have been verified as scam-related.

The police said that as at Sept 14, the ScamShield's iOS version has been downloaded by more than 315,000 users and has resulted in more than 5.8 million SMSes being reported, and more than 29,000 phone numbers, believed to be used for scam calls, blocked. Scam SMSes detected by ScamShield are sent to NCPC and the police for collation, which the police said helps keep the app updated, to better protect users from scam calls and messages. While the Android version has almost the same features as the iOS one - such as blocking and reporting scam messages and calls - the iOS version is able to divert scam messages to a junk folder, while the Android version only notifies users of them.

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Anti-Scam App ScamShield Finally Available for Android User (Goody Feed)

Likewise, for scammers, there is actually a “shield” that we can use to block their calls and messages. This app is known as ScamShield and since November 2020, ...

The app will be kept updated to protect users from scam calls and messages. This is because the Android operating system has limitations. Yes, the kind whereby anonymous users promise to let you earn fast cash by doing absolutely nothing. With more Android users in Singapore, we might be able to block even more calls and SMSes in the near future. The scam SMSes are then sent to the NCPC and the police for investigation and collation. Apart from scam calls, the app can also identify scam SMS messages.

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ScamShield now available for Android users - The Bharat Express ... (The Bharat Express News)

ScamShield now available for Android users ScamShield, an app developed by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Open Government Products.

Since its debut, the ScamShield iOS app has been downloaded by more than 315,000 iOS users. The app also allows users to report scam messages and receive alerts about trending scams. The anti-scam app was launched for iOS users almost two years ago.

ScamShield (Android) Launched At NCPC 40th Anniversary Event (Singapore Police Force)

As part of their continued efforts to fight scams, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Open Government Products (OGP) developed and launched the ...

The Android app has the same features as the iOS app, such as blocking and reporting scam SMSes and calls. This keeps the app updated, to better protect users from scam calls and messages. We are glad to have strategic partners like OGP to develop ScamShield to help protect Singaporeans against scam SMSes and calls.” Multiple rounds of user research, beta trials, and technical assessments were key to informing our approach on building ScamShield for Android. As part of their continued efforts to fight scams, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Open Government Products (OGP) developed and launched the ScamShield iOS application (app) on 20 November 2020. Since its launch, the ScamShield iOS app has been downloaded by more than 315,000 iOS users.

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