ScamCheck
Not sure about a message? Check it here.
Paste it, drop in a screenshot, or describe what happened. You'll get the tells, the scam it matches from the 41 we cover, and the one thing to do. Free. Nothing is stored, and nothing leaves your phone unless you choose to send it to us.
Been sent one?
Report a scam. It takes a minute.
Tell us what you got and we'll warn the next person. Anonymous unless you want a reply. If it's new, it becomes a ScamWatch page after our webmaster checks the facts.
Know someone who gets these texts?
Send them ScamCheck. It works on any phone, no app, no sign-up.
Keep it close
Put ScamCheck where you'll find it when the text comes.
It becomes an app with its own icon, and the checker works even with no signal.
- Tap the Share button in Safari (the square with the arrow).
- Choose Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Tap the ⋮ menu in Chrome.
- Choose Add to Home screen or Install app.
A card for beside the phone or on the fridge, with the address in big print. No code to scan: we teach people not to.
Print the noteOn a computer press Ctrl+D (⌘+D on a Mac). On a phone, use the share button, then “Add bookmark”.
Or just remember: safeandsecure.ie/scamcheck
We can't know who sent a message. We can show you the tells.
Every answer comes from ScamWatch pages a person has checked.
Numbers and emails are masked. Nothing is kept. No account, no cookie.