About this tool
A free public utility for spotting scam messages. No sign-up, no tracking, no stored messages.
Why it exists
Scam losses keep climbing. Most of the messages people fall for are easy to spot once someone points out what to look for. A large language model is good at that kind of pattern recognition, and the cost of running one check is now a fraction of a cent. There is no reason not to put a checker in front of anyone who needs one.
Who runs it
A small UK research team that studies how scam messages work. We do not charge for the tool, show ads, or collect personal data. We have no commercial interest in any outcome of your check.
Why we stay anonymous
Part of what we do is publish patterns and infrastructure used by organised scammers. Some of the people behind those operations retaliate against researchers, journalists and ordinary users. Staying anonymous protects two things at once: it keeps us in a position to keep publishing, and it means there is no individual name for an attacker to attach to your visit to this site. If you want to reach us, see the contact address on the privacy page.
How accurate is it?
Treat the verdict as a guide, not a guarantee. AI models can be confidently wrong. The "red flags we spotted" section is more reliable than the headline verdict: those are concrete observations you can sense-check yourself. When in doubt, contact the organisation the message claims to be from using a phone number or address you already trust.
If you have already lost money
Contact your bank immediately. In the UK, report the incident to Action Fraud. Outside the UK, report to your national consumer-protection or cybercrime authority. The sooner you act, the better the chances of recovering the money or stopping further loss.