Is this message a scam?

Paste the text or email that made you suspicious. The checker looks for common warning signs without opening links.

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Fake package texts, toll notices, account alerts, and family-emergency messages can be hard to judge in the moment. Before you click, pay, or share a code, paste the message below for a quick safety check.

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A quick read before you act.

The checker compares the message against common scam patterns, such as gift-card demands, fake delivery links, impostor agencies, family-emergency scripts, and pressure tactics. If the optional AI layer is configured, ambiguous messages may get a second automated review.

  • We never open links. The analysis is read-only — links are judged by their shape, not by visiting them.
  • No account, no email, no app. Paste, press send, get an answer.
  • Built to be cautious. If money, identity information, or access codes are involved, verify through a trusted channel.
SLG Scam Check read-only · links are never opened

Paste the text or email that made you suspicious and press Send. Leave out account numbers, Social Security numbers, passwords, and verification codes.

Automated safety check, not legal advice. Using this tool does not create an attorney-client relationship. Read the full disclaimer.

If you already clicked, paid, or shared information

Act quickly and calmly — in this order.

Focus on limiting damage and preserving records. Use trusted phone numbers and official websites, not contact information from the suspicious message.

  1. Call your bank or card company first

    Use the phone number printed on the back of your card or on a paper statement — never a number from the message. Ask about freezing the transaction, reversing charges, and securing the account.

  2. Change the password on any exposed account

    If you entered a password or shared a verification code, change that account's password now and turn on two-factor authentication. Do the same anywhere you reused that password.

  3. Report it

    File at reportfraud.ftc.gov and, for online scams, ic3.gov (the FBI's internet crime center). New Jersey consumers can also contact the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs.

  4. If real money or property is at stake, get advice

    Significant losses, compromised accounts, or a family member being actively exploited may require legal, banking, or law-enforcement steps.

    Request a consultation
What this tool is — and isn't

Plain answers about the checker itself.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is an automated safety check — a fast second opinion, offered as a free community service. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Simon Law Group, LLC, and the result is general information, not advice about your specific matter. See our full disclaimer.

What happens to what I paste?

It is processed to produce your answer — that's the job. Ambiguous messages may be analyzed by our AI provider as part of that check. Don't paste account numbers, Social Security numbers, passwords, or someone else's private information; the scammer's message alone is enough.

Do you open the links to test them?

Never. Opening unknown links is exactly what scammers want, so the analysis is read-only: links are judged by their shape — fake "official" domains, disposable web addresses, hidden redirects — without ever being visited. Neither you nor we click anything.

Can it be wrong?

Yes — no checker is perfect, so this one deliberately errs on the side of caution. Even a "looks okay" means: never share codes, card numbers, or money with someone you can't verify. When in doubt, ask a family member before acting. A real deadline can wait an hour; a scam can't.

Reviewed by Laura Simon, MBA, Executive Director, Simon Law Group, LLC — June 2026