Is It A Scam? Scam Checker
AI Detector for Texts & Email
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
That strange delivery text? The suspicious email demanding payment? Get a clear answer in 5 seconds. Built to help families spot scams targeting parents and grandparents.
Got a suspicious text message? An email that doesn't quite feel right? A phone call asking for your Social Security number?
Stop. Don't reply. Don't tap that link. Don't send any money.
Open Is It A Scam? - paste the message, snap a photo, or upload a screenshot. In about 5 seconds, our AI reads it carefully and gives you a clear answer:
- Looks Safe
- Be Careful
- Likely a Scam
You'll also see exactly which red flags we found, why they're suspicious, and what to do next - should you reply, block, or report?
WHAT WE CATCH
- Phishing emails (fake bank alerts, fake delivery notices, fake IRS or Social Security letters)
- Smishing - scam text messages from "your bank" or "the post office"
- Romance scams ("I love you, please send money")
- Tech support scams ("your computer has a virus, call this number")
- Investment and crypto scams ("guaranteed 30% returns")
- Grandparent scams ("Grandma, I'm in jail, please help")
- Package delivery scams ("we couldn't deliver your package, click here")
- Government impersonation ("the IRS is about to arrest you")
- Prize and lottery scams ("you've won! Just pay the shipping fee")
- Charity impersonation
- Fake invoice and refund scams
- Job offer scams ("work from home, $5,000 a week")
PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST
- Your messages are NEVER stored on our servers. They're analyzed and forgotten.
- No tracking. No advertising IDs. No cross-app tracking.
- No data sales. To anyone. Ever.
- No ads, ever - that's not how we make money.
- Sent over HTTPS to Anthropic's Claude AI for analysis. Per Anthropic's API terms, your messages are never used for training.
FREE TO USE
Is It A Scam? is free. Check as many suspicious messages as you want. We don't take a credit card, we don't show ads, and we never share your data.
WHO WE BUILT THIS FOR
Every family has someone they worry about. A parent who got an email about an unpaid "tax bill." A grandparent who almost wired money to "help out a relative." A friend who got a too-good-to-be-true investment text.
Scammers send billions of messages a year. Over $12.5 billion in reported losses last year - and more than half of victims were over 60.
You shouldn't have to be a tech expert to know if a message is real. Now you don't have to be.
Got a sketchy message? Open Is It A Scam? Find out in about 5 seconds.
Disclaimer: Is It A Scam? is a tool to help spot likely scams in everyday messages. It's not a substitute for a security professional. For serious financial or identity concerns, contact your bank, the police, or a licensed cybersecurity professional.
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The developer, Mintaka Media Group Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Mintaka Media Group Inc.
- Size
- 46.9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Mintaka Media Group Inc.