India, Feb. 11 -- While the gravity of India's spam call scenario needs no new real-world illustration, call identification and spam blocking platform Truecaller's 2025 India Insights Report further illustrates a worrying trend that's pointing in one direction - the volume of spam communication with an intent to scam, will only get worse. The new avenues scammers are unlocking fast include identity verification scams, impersonation using familiar institutions, multi-step fraud combining messages and calls, and AI-generated voice messages.

Rishit Jhunjhunwala, CEO of Truecaller, tells HT that scams are becoming more and more voluntary. "People themselves transfer out the money, thinking the transaction was legitimate. Digital arrest is a ...