The crime-fighting security institution NCPC reported that nearly $ 76 million was collected in fraud operations in the first half of this year 2020 in Singapore, and this includes fraudulent operations that take place on the Internet, especially in e-commerce, as well as the fraud that is carried out. Through SMS or malicious phone calls, according to which the NCPC security institution launched a new mobile application on November 20 that filters fraudulent calls and messages to prevent them from reaching cell phone users, and it is the application that the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the Product Team have cooperated on. The Open Governmental Organization (OGP), the Singapore State Technology Agency (GovTech) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) How does the app work? The application filters the content of the message that the user receives by making a sophisticated smart scan to determine the keywords using artificial intelligence and through which it is determined whether the message is fraudulent or not, and according to the common questions on the official application page, the application scans only the messages that are It receives it from "unknown persons", and has no access to the data of any registered numbers that are in the users' contact list, as NCPC said: "Only the SMS received from unknown contacts will be scanned via the ScarShield application, and it will not be scanned." Short messages from known contacts, and after identifying the message as deceptive and fraudulent, the application moves it to the "junk" folder, a process similar to the feature in e-mail services that is also available in the "spam" folder. The application also blocks fraudulent calls that it identifies through the numbers listed in the banned list of its own servers, which it previously classified as fraudulent or reported by users through the application. How to use the application: The application does not store any personal data for users, nor does it ask for a mobile phone number at the registration stage, as stated in the statement of the security team that: “Scam Shield cannot access the user's contact list, location or personal data, and it does not require anyone. Users register their cell phone numbers, ”and given the ease with which fraudulent numbers can be hidden to appear as reliable contact numbers, NCPC has warned that numbers that have not been blocked by the ScarShield app may raise suspicions that they are fraudulent or not, and said:“ Users should To remain vigilant and adopt fraud prevention strategies to avoid falling prey to fraudsters. “The application does not need an Internet connection to block calls and filter messages, but if you decide to report phishing messages and numbers that you have discovered, you will need an internet connection to do so. In order to block fraudulent numbers that you are likely to access, you go to the phone settings, then click on Phone, and then the option to Call Blocking & Identification, then activate the Scamshield option.
We follow the same steps in order to prevent fraudulent messages that we may reach, as we go to the phone settings, then click on Messages, then Unknown & Spam and then activate the Scamshield option.
The app currently only supports iOS devices and you can download it directly in the App Store through this link, and it is possible to provide a version of the application on the Android system soon, according to the list of common questions on the official application page. Note: In the event that you are unable to install the application on your phone, or a message appears that the application does not support "my region" because it is only available to Singapore, you simply go to your Apple ID and change the country / region to Singapore, which will allow you to download ScarShield automatically. Normal
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