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Android will soon block secret call forwarding and end fake bank calls
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Google reports that its anti-scam mechanisms identify over 5 million potential scam calls and messages monthly. Google Messages will introduce an optional feature in the coming weeks, directing conversations from unrecognised contacts to Gemini, Google's AI, for the purpose of detecting fraudulent intentions. Android will also stop apps quietly turning on call forwarding from early December, because scammers use it to steal one-time passcodes.
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