Scam & Phishing Detector
Paste a suspicious text, email, link, or social media message to check for common phishing signs before you click, reply, download, or share private information.
Checks phishing tactics
Looks for urgency, threats, fake account warnings, login requests, payment pressure, and suspicious wording.
Reviews suspicious links
Flags shortened links, strange domains, fake brand wording, unsafe-looking URLs, redirects, and too many links.
Protects your accounts
Warns you before sharing passwords, OTP codes, MFA codes, payment info, login details, or personal information.
Paste the message or link below
The checker runs in your browser and gives you a risk score with safer next steps. Do not paste passwords, verification codes, bank numbers, Social Security numbers, or private account information.
Before You Click, Check It
Paste a suspicious text, email, link, phone-number request, or social media message below. This tool checks for phishing tactics, smishing scams, fake support numbers, login threats, payment pressure, and scam patterns.
How to use this tool
Copy and paste the message or link into the box below and click Analyze Message.
Privacy note: this checker runs locally in your browser and does not send your message anywhere. Do not paste passwords, verification codes, bank numbers, Social Security numbers, or anything highly personal.
Checking a job offer? Use the dedicated Job Scam Detector for recruiter messages, fake offers, onboarding checks, equipment scams, and remote job red flags.
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Risk Level
Red Flags Found
Links / Phone Numbers
Safer Next Steps
Highlighted Red Flags
Educational tool only. A low score does not guarantee a message is safe. When in doubt, do not click links, call numbers from the message, or reply with codes. Go directly to the company website or app instead.
Common phishing warning signs
Phishing messages often follow familiar patterns. Slow down if a message wants you to click fast, verify a login, pay a charge, download a file, or send a code.
They create panic
Messages that say your account is locked, suspended, or expiring are trying to make you act fast.
They ask for codes
Never share verification codes, security codes, OTP codes, MFA codes, or password reset codes from a message.
They hide the real link
Short links, long fake domains, strange subdomains, and brand names inside odd URLs are all warning signs.
They push payments
Be careful with fake invoices, failed payment notices, refunds, gift cards, crypto, or payment app requests.
What to do if the message looks risky
Do not reply through the message, click the link, or download the attachment. Open a new browser tab and go directly to the official website or app instead.
- Do not enter passwords or payment information through a message link.
- Do not share OTP, MFA, 2FA, security, or password reset codes.
- Do not download unexpected attachments or documents.
- Go directly to the official website or app to check your account.
- Report and delete the message if it looks suspicious.
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