How do I check if a link is suspicious?

Use ScamKit's free URL checker at scamkit.com/url. Paste or type any suspicious link and ScamKit will analyze the domain age, URL structure, lookalike patterns, and common phishing indicators in seconds. You get a plain-English risk score with flagged signals and recommended next steps.

Is this text message a scam?

Paste the full text into ScamKit's message checker at scamkit.com/message. It detects urgency language, fake authority, threat language, suspicious requests, and phishing link patterns.

Can I trust this phone number?

Use ScamKit's phone checker at scamkit.com/phone to screen a suspicious U.S. number before answering or calling back. It checks for spoofing patterns, callback scams, and common robocall indicators.

I clicked a scam link. What should I do now?

Start with ScamKit's recovery guidance at scamkit.com/recovery. It walks through securing accounts, changing passwords, protecting financial access, and reporting fraud.

What sources does ScamKit check?

ScamKit's URL scanner combines three trusted threat-intel sources — Google Safe Browsing, AlienVault OTX, and AbuseIPDB — along with domain-age, DNS, certificate, and phishing-pattern checks. Results appear together on one page so you can decide faster.

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How It Works

Three steps, under a minute

Built for the moment you're staring at something suspicious and just need to know what to do next.

Paste a suspicious link or message

Drop in the link, message, email headers, or phone number that made you pause.

ScamKit checks three trusted sources & shows the signals

For links, ScamKit scans Google Safe Browsing, AlienVault OTX, and AbuseIPDB in parallel — alongside domain-age, DNS, certificate, and phishing-pattern checks, all on one page.

Decide faster, stay safer

Get a risk score, a plain-English verdict, what triggered it, and exactly what to do next.

Why ScamKit

One scan, three trusted security sources

Three trusted security sources. One free scan. Broader picture, faster.

Broader coverage · Fewer missed signals · Faster decisions

Google Safe Browsing

Fast danger signals for known unsafe websites — phishing, malware, and deceptive pages Google has already seen.

AlienVault OTX

Open threat intelligence from the security community. Shows when a domain or IP appears in active threat pulses.

AbuseIPDB

IP reputation and abuse report scoring so you can see whether the server behind a link has a history of abuse.

Why use just one scanner? ScamKit combines these trusted sources into one simple experience — free, no sign-up, no juggling tabs.

Results reflect what these public data sources report at the time of your scan.

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Core Tools

Pick the scanner that matches what you got

Each tool does one thing well — no setup, no account, just type or paste and go.

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Link Scanner

Check suspicious URLs for phishing patterns, lookalike domains, redirects, and other risky signals.

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Message Scanner

Review scam texts, emails, or DMs for urgency, fake authority, threats, and suspicious asks.

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Phone Lookup

Check unknown U.S. phone numbers for robocall, spoofing, and callback-scam patterns.

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Email Header Analyzer

Inspect raw headers for SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and sender mismatches that can reveal spoofing.

Scam Library

Know the scams people are actually getting hit with

Short, plain-English breakdowns of today’s most common scams and how to spot them before they cost you.

Romance scams

Long-con emotional manipulation that ends in a money request you never saw coming.

Pig-butchering crypto

Fake trading platforms, fake profits, and withdrawals that never clear.

Fake job offers

Too-good-to-be-true remote gigs that turn into money mule recruitment.

SIM-swap attacks

Criminals hijack your phone number to intercept 2FA codes and drain accounts.

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Sound Familiar?

Paste what you got — we'll tell you what it is

These are the exact scenarios people bring to ScamKit every day.

Got a text from “USPS”?

Fake delivery notices with tracking links are the most common text scam. Paste the message and we'll break it down.

Suspicious call from your “bank”?

Caller ID can be faked. Check the number before calling back — real banks never ask for passwords over the phone.

Email asking you to verify your account?

Spoofed senders, urgent deadlines, and login links that go to the wrong place. Paste the headers and find out.

Link from someone you don't recognize?

Shortened URLs, lookalike domains, and redirects that hide the real destination. Drop the link in and see what is behind it.

Already clicked, replied, or paid?

Don't panic. Walk through the recovery steps to lock down your accounts, halt pending transfers, and report the scam — in order, so nothing gets missed.

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Seen something suspicious?

Send it to ScamKit so we can review patterns and help warn others. Your report helps improve awareness and detection — it takes about a minute.

Report a Scam

Why ScamKit

Calm, readable answers when you're not sure what to trust

No fear-mongering, no upsells, no thirty-tab security dashboard. Paste what you got, see what we found, and get a clear next step — even if you're not technical.

No account required to run the main checks.

Plain-English results that work on small screens.

Recovery guidance is available if you already clicked, replied, or paid.

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ScamKit Pro Guides

Deeper playbooks for parents, seniors, and small businesses. One-time purchase, lifetime updates, supports the free tools.

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