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How TrueSender Verifies SMS Senders and Detects Suspicious Links

Category: SEO | Author: Truesenderapp | Published: October 15, 2025

Scam SMS is turning into a very prevalent phenomenon in India. They come in the form of an SMS from banks, delivery organizations, or government agencies—but in reality, they could be fraud attempts trying to trick you into opening malicious links or disclosing confidential data.

TrueSender shields you from these attacks by verifying the sender and alerting you to phishing links with embedded AI. With TrueSender, you stay in the know, in control, and protected from SMS-based scams—without compromising your privacy.

How Sender Verification Works

Companies in India must register their SMS sender IDs with the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) and the telephony operators before sending transactional or bulk SMS messages. Registration entails:

TrueSender is linked to this authenticated directory to retrieve and show these details for registered sender IDs. Hence, when you get a message from a sender such as "VM-HDFCBK", TrueSender assists you in recognizing that it is from HDFC Bank, which is working via Vodafone in Maharashtra, and registered to send bank-related OTPs.

This level of openness allows you to:

Especially useful when handling money messages, delivery status, or any SMS asking you to do something.

Blocking Malicious Links Using AI

Every SMS scam contains a malicious or misleading link. It may look like a payment gateway or a bank login page, but a single tap could redirect to a phishing webpage or malware.

TrueSender uses on-board AI to scan and check links in all SMS messages that you receive. The system checks for:

If the AI does find something suspicious, TrueSender indicates the message and alerts you—stopping you in your tracks before you click. But it never blocks or disables the links. You are always in control of your messages.

And the beauty is that it all occurs locally on your phone and not in the cloud. Your messages are never stored or even uploaded anywhere, so you are completely private.

Benefits of TrueSender Usage

TrueSender gives you an added layer of security without adding friction to your messaging experience. Here's how it works:

With millions of SMSes being sent daily in India, having a product like TrueSender helps you filter out authentic communications from potential threats—without having to be a tech expert.

Final Thoughts

From bank OTPs to courier notifications and offer messages, knowing who sent the message and if the link is safe is the difference it makes.

TrueSender helps you identify verified SMS senders and detect suspicious links with real-time data and on-device AI. It's designed to protect your mobile messaging and make it more transparent and reliable—one message at a time.