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Free web tool · No sign-up · By Yarra Secure

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Scam Checker

Paste a suspicious link, email, or text — get a plain-English verdict in seconds. Free, no sign-up. It is the free, self-serve edge of what we do for clients every day: working out whether a message is safe to act on — before money moves.

Live at scamchecker.app — works on any phone or computer.

Higher riskSMS check

“Your parcel could not be delivered. Pay the $2.99 redelivery fee within 24 hours: parcel-redelivery-au…”

  • Impersonates a delivery service
  • Urgent small-payment request
  • Link domain registered days ago

What to do: do not tap the link — check deliveries through the courier’s own app or website.

Illustrative example of a result

What it checks

Six ways to check before you act

Paste it, upload it, or type it in — Scam Checker looks for the signals scammers rely on and explains every verdict in plain English.

Links & websites

URLs are checked against Google Safe Browsing and domain-registration signals, so a blocklist hit, a clean result, and an unavailable check are never confused.

Emails & texts

Paste an email, SMS, or WhatsApp message. Urgency language, payment-change asks, gift-card requests, and credential traps are flagged and explained.

Screenshots & documents

Upload an image, PDF, or Word file. It is scanned in your browser for embedded links, QR codes, bank details, and crypto wallets — the file itself is never uploaded.

QR codes (quishing)

QR codes found in images and PDFs are decoded and their destination run through the same URL checks — the fastest-growing scam delivery trick.

IP addresses

Any public IP — including ones found inside a message — is checked against AbuseIPDB's abuse-report database.

Community reports

Every result shows matching scam reports from other users, with counts and recency, and you can add your own to warn the next person.

Privacy

Checked in your browser, not on our servers

A scam checker only deserves trust if it treats your data the way we tell clients to treat theirs.

Files and screenshots are analysed in your browser — they are not uploaded or stored.

Pasted content is not kept as scan history; only extracted indicators (links, numbers) are checked server-side.

Free to use with no account and no sign-up.

Availability

Where you can use it

Web

Live and free at scamchecker.app

iPhone & Android

Companion apps are in testing — the web tool works on any phone today

Worried about scams hitting your team, not just your phone? That’s our day job — see invoice fraud protection and staff scam-awareness training.

FAQ

Scam Checker questions

Is Scam Checker really free?

Yes. The web tool is free to use with no sign-up. It exists because scam triage should be available to everyone, not just businesses that can pay for a consultant.

Does it upload my files or messages?

No. Images, PDFs, and documents are scanned inside your browser and never uploaded. Pasted messages are not kept as scan history — only extracted indicators such as links, phone numbers, and IP addresses are checked against reputation services.

Can it guarantee something is safe?

No tool honestly can. A 'lower risk' verdict means no known red flags were found — it is not a guarantee. For payments, always verify account details with the other business using a phone number you already trust.

Got a suspicious message sitting in your inbox right now?

Check it in seconds — free, no sign-up, nothing stored. And if your business handles invoices and payments, Sam can put protections behind the whole team.