Who’s that mystery caller? This free tool checks if it might be scammy

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Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android AuthorityTL;DRMalwarebytes has launched Scam Number Check, a free tool for checking if a phone number may be linked to scam activity.The tool doesn’t require sign-in and uses Malwarebytes’ threat intelligence, including carrier data, scam indicators, and community reports.You can also report suspicious numbers yourself, helping build out the tool’s community-based warnings.There was a time when an unknown number called you, and your first move was to throw it into Google Search to do your own crude detective work. Modern phones are getting better at doing some of that work for you, with features like Google’s scam detection tools starting to take some of the guesswork out of suspicious calls. Still, plenty of mystery numbers slip through the net, and Malwarebytes now wants to give you a quick way to check them.In a press release, Malwarebytes announced the launch of Scam Number Check, a reverse phone lookup tool designed to help you identify whether a phone number may be linked to scam activity. It’s free to use, and you don’t need to sign in or create an account.