Google is launching a Phone app feature aimed at AI impersonation scams. If a scammer’s call appears to come from the same number as one of your contacts, Phone by Google will mark it as suspicious. The warning gives users a chance to hang up instead of trusting a familiar-looking caller ID.
Google is rolling out fake call detection to address AI deepfake impersonation scams. As people increasingly avoid unknown callers, scammers are spoofing trusted phone numbers to bypass that caution. They are also using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, relatives, or employers, making fraudulent calls harder to identify from caller ID or voice alone.