Scam link checker

Scams we see most often

• Parcel and toll texts – “your package is on hold” or “unpaid toll” messages linking to a page that asks for a small fee and your card details.
• Bank and account alerts – messages claiming your account is locked or a payment failed, linking to a copy of your bank's sign-in page.
• Fake shops – brand-new web stores with huge discounts on popular products that never ship.
• Prize, refund and job offers – links promising money that first ask for personal details or a “processing fee”.
• Crypto and investment pitches – sites showing fake profits to get you to deposit.

Many of these pages only live for a few days, so the signs around the link matter as much as any blocklist.

What the scam check looks at

Each check combines threat intelligence with our own analysis. We query Google Safe Browsing for known phishing and malware, and VirusTotal for the verdicts of 70+ security vendors on the domain. We follow every redirect so a short or tracking link cannot hide the destination. We look at the domain's registration age (a shop opened last week is a red flag), the HTTPS certificate, lookalike spellings of big brands, and whether the page shows a fake login form. You get a verdict, a 0–100 risk score with reasons, and a screenshot of the final page from our sandbox.

Got the whole message? Paste it into the email & SMS scanner – it pulls out every link, including hidden ones, and checks them all at once, plus the wording for common scam phrases.

If the result looks bad – or you are still unsure

Do not reply, do not pay and do not enter any details. Contact the company through its official app, website or the number on your card. If you have already paid, call your bank as soon as possible – card payments can often be disputed. A green result means our checks found nothing wrong, not that the offer is real: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Help others by reporting the scam link. After a quick review it appears in the public scam feed.