That suspicious "bank officer" calling about your account? Soon you may be able to check them in seconds.
The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) is building an AI-powered app that lets the public check whether a call, message or link is likely a scam. It was announced under Budget 2027. Think of it as a second opinion in your pocket, before you tap that link.
What the app is meant to do
The idea is simple. You get something fishy. You check it. The tool is designed as an easy first line of defence against phishing calls and fake investment schemes, which keep climbing.
No complicated process, no need to be tech-savvy lah. That is the whole point of putting it in an app.
What we still do not know
Quite a bit, honestly. NSRC has yet to confirm the launch timing, how the app will be distributed, and what data it will use to make its calls. Those details matter, especially the data part, so we will be watching for them.
What is clear is that this builds on existing work combining AI with fraud detection across the banking and telecom sectors. So the groundwork is already there.
Why this one hits home
Scam calls and messages are a daily nuisance for Malaysians. Worse, they are a real financial risk. Everyone has a story about a parent, an uncle or a colleague who nearly clicked, or did.
Here is the part we like: this is a government-backed, locally built AI tool made specifically to help the public fight back. Not a foreign app guessing at local scam patterns. Once it goes live, it could become the thing you check over teh tarik before replying to that "urgent" message.
Source: Free Malaysia Today