About Is This A Scam?

Is This A Scam? is a free, AI-powered tool designed to help people across the United Kingdom identify fraudulent messages, emails, phone calls, and websites before they fall victim to scams. Every day, thousands of people receive suspicious communications claiming to be from HMRC, Royal Mail, their bank, or a delivery company. Our mission is to give everyone a fast, reliable way to check whether a message is genuine — no technical knowledge required.

Simply paste the suspicious text, upload a screenshot, or search a phone number, and our analysis engine examines it for common scam indicators: urgency tactics, requests for personal or financial information, impersonation of trusted organisations, and malicious links. Each analysis provides a clear risk score, a plain-English explanation of the warning signs, and practical steps to protect yourself.

The platform is built and maintained by the ScamChecker team, a small group of developers and consumer-protection advocates based in the UK. We continually monitor emerging scam patterns reported by our community and update our detection system to keep pace with new tactics. Our scam library and phone number checker are updated daily with reports from real users.

Is This A Scam? is for everyone — whether you're checking a text your elderly parent received, verifying a phone call about a supposed tax refund, or simply want to stay one step ahead of fraudsters. We believe that access to clear, trustworthy scam information should be free and available to all.