Got a strange text or email? Paste the link, or the whole message, to see where it really goes and any warning signs. The link is never opened.
The check happens on your device. We never open, visit or send the link anywhere.
Unpaid toll texts
A text says you owe a small toll and must pay today. Go to your toll agency's site yourself instead of tapping the link.
Package on hold
A “USPS” or “FedEx” text asks for a redelivery fee. Real carriers don't charge to reschedule by text.
Job offers on WhatsApp or Telegram
Easy money for liking videos or reviewing products, then a fee to withdraw. Real employers don't recruit this way.
Account locked or payment failed
Urgent messages from your bank, Netflix or Apple. Open the app or type the site's address yourself to check.
In the US you can report scam texts by forwarding them to 7726 (SPAM), and report fraud at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Look at the end of the website name, just before the first slash. In “amazon.com.account-verify.top”, the real site is account-verify.top, not Amazon. Other warning signs are misspellings like paypa1.com, letters from other alphabets, raw number addresses and urgent wording.
No. It only reads how the address is written, on your own device. The link is never visited or sent anywhere, so checking it is safe.
Not always. Scammers sometimes use normal-looking domains or hacked real websites. If a message pressures you to act fast, open the company's app or type its address yourself instead of tapping the link.
If you entered a password, change it right away wherever you use it and turn on two-step verification. If you entered card or bank details, call your bank using the number on your card. Report the scam at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Not by themselves, but they hide where they go. Be careful with shortened links from people or numbers you don't know.