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Scams are a growth industry
Reported fraud losses in the U.S. have nearly quadrupled in five years — and most scams never get reported at all.
Source: FTC Consumer Sentinel Network annual reports. These are only the losses people reported.
- $12.5Breported lost in 2024
- +25%jump in a single year
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Every scam runs the same script
Different logos, same play: a name you trust, a clock, and a link. Here is a real one, second by second.
USPS: Your package is on hold at our facility. A $0.30 redelivery fee is required within 24 hours or the item will be returned: usps-redelivery-help.com
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0:00 — The hook
A name you already trust. Scammers borrow USPS, your bank, Amazon — whoever you would answer without thinking.
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0:05 — The pressure
A deadline plus a tiny fee. 24 hours and $0.30 — small enough that you skip the second thought. That is the design.
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0:12 — The trap
The lookalike link. usps-redelivery-help.com is not usps.com — and the fee form is really a card-harvesting page.
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0:20 — The exit
Paste it into ScamKit before you tap. This is where the pattern breaks — for free, in about a minute.
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Pick the scanner that matches what you got
Paste it → one scan checks Google Safe Browsing, AlienVault OTX & AbuseIPDB plus domain-age and phishing patterns → you get a plain-English verdict.
Link Scanner
Check suspicious URLs for phishing patterns, lookalike domains, redirects, and other risky signals.
Message Scanner
Review scam texts, emails, or DMs for urgency, fake authority, threats, and suspicious asks.
Phone Lookup
Check unknown U.S. phone numbers for robocall, spoofing, and callback-scam patterns.
Email Header Analyzer
Inspect raw headers for SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and sender mismatches that can reveal spoofing.
All four are free, no account needed. Results reflect what these public data sources report at the time of your scan.
The first 48 hours, step by step
If you clicked, replied, or paid — speed matters more than blame. Here is the order that protects the most.
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T+0 · Right now
Stop the bleeding
Cut contact, do not send another cent — even if they promise refunds. Screenshot everything before they delete it.
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T+1H · First hour
Lock everything down
Call your bank or card issuer to freeze or dispute. Change passwords starting with your email, then turn on two-factor.
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T+24H · Day one
Report it on the record
File with the FTC and IC3 and flag it to the platform or carrier. A paper trail speeds up disputes and chargebacks.
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T+48H · Day two
Watch for round two
Anyone who contacts you offering to recover your money is running the follow-up scam. Monitor accounts and consider a credit freeze.
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Questions people ask before they tap
Quick answers to the things people search the moment something feels off.
How do I check if a link is suspicious?
Paste or type any suspicious link into ScamKit's free URL checker. ScamKit analyzes the domain age, URL structure, lookalike patterns, and common phishing indicators in seconds, then gives you a plain-English risk score with the flagged signals and recommended next steps.
Is this text message a scam?
Paste the full text into ScamKit's message checker. It detects urgency language, fake authority, threat language, suspicious requests, and phishing link patterns — and explains what triggered each flag.
Can I trust this phone number?
Use ScamKit's phone checker to screen a suspicious U.S. number before you answer or call 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. It walks you through securing accounts, changing passwords, protecting financial access, and reporting the fraud — in order, so nothing gets missed.
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.
Find your way through
No fear-mongering, no account, no thirty-tab dashboard. Paste what you got, see what we found, and get a clear next step — even if you're not technical.
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