Field guide for everyday messages

Read between
the lines.

Paste a message you're not sure about — a delivery text, a "your account is locked" email, a stranger asking for a favor. Scam Scan reads it the way a forensics expert would, and shows its work in plain English.

Try one
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How it reads

Three steps. No jargon. No judgement.

i.

Paste it

Long-press in your messages or email, copy the text, and paste it into Scam Scan. That's the whole input.

ii.

We read between the lines

On-device AI looks for the dozen tells real scams share — urgency, spoofed senders, payment hooks, off-domain links.

iii.

Decide with confidence

You get a calm verdict, a confidence read, and a marked-up copy of the message — so you stay in charge.

Why this matters

Scams are quietly the most expensive thing happening to regular families.

The messages that trick the most people don't look dramatic. They look ordinary — and they keep getting better. The numbers below are real.

$12.5B
Reported lost to scams in the U.S. in 2024 — a record, up 25% year over year.
Source: FTC, March 2025
1 in 3
Americans report having lost money to a phishing or impostor scam at least once.
Source: AARP Fraud Watch, 2024
~80%
Of fraud reports start with a text, email, or social-media message — not a phone call.
Source: FTC Sentinel, 2024

What it catches

A short field guide to the scams that hit hardest.

Each one has a tell. Scam Scan knows the tells — and points them out so you start to see them too.

Fake delivery notices

Most common
Tell

"USPS / FedEx / UPS" texts asking for a small fee or address update — almost always from a hyphenated lookalike domain.

Bank impersonation

Highest losses
Tell

A "suspicious charge" you didn't make, plus a link to "verify." Real banks never ask you to log in via a text link.

IRS / government

Targets older adults
Tell

Threats of arrest, lawsuits, or "frozen benefits" if you don't pay today. Government agencies never demand payment by text.

Family emergency

Voice + text combos
Tell

A "grandchild" or "child" stranded, in jail, or in a hospital — with an urgent ask to wire money or send gift cards.

Romance & long-cons

Highest avg. loss
Tell

Weeks of warm chat that quietly tilt toward an "investment opportunity" or a one-time emergency. The escalation is the tell.

Job & gift-card scams

Rising fast
Tell

A new "boss" asking you to pick up gift cards as a favor, or a remote job that needs you to deposit a check first.

Built carefully

Made for everyday people. Not for security pros — and definitely not for scammers.

Private by default
Messages are analyzed on your device. We don't keep them, store them, or train on them.[claim being verified with the team before launch]
Calm, not alarming
No flashing alerts, no urgency-bait, no shame. The app reads like a careful friend who's seen this before.
Designed to be shared
Every verdict comes with plain-English reasons you can paste back to whoever sent the message — or to the family member who's worried.

Early access

Be the first to read between the lines.

We're inviting a small group to try Scam Scan before the App Store launch. Leave your email — we'll send one note when it's ready.

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