How do I check if a text message is a scam?

Paste the text message into the Cautellus scam scanner at cautellus.com — your first scan is free, no account needed. Our AI analyzes the language, links, and sender patterns to tell you instantly whether it is a known scam, phishing attempt, or safe message.

Is this email a phishing attempt?

Copy the full email text (or just the suspicious link) and paste it into Cautellus. The scanner checks for spoofed sender addresses, urgent language, malicious URLs, and other phishing red flags in seconds.

How can I tell if a website is fake?

Enter the URL into our scanner to check for domain spoofing, recently registered domains, missing SSL certificates, and known scam patterns. We cross-reference threat databases to flag fake shopping sites, impersonation pages, and phishing domains.

How do I detect AI-generated images and deepfakes?

Upload the image to our scanner and our multi-layer AI detection system analyzes it for signs of artificial generation. We check for deepfake artifacts, GAN fingerprints, and metadata inconsistencies to determine if an image is real or AI-generated.

What should I do if I clicked a scam link?

Change your passwords immediately, enable two-factor authentication, and monitor your bank statements for unauthorized transactions. Run a malware scan on your device and report the scam to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.

How do I report a scam?

Report scams to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, or your local law enforcement. You can also submit a scam report on Cautellus to help warn others and improve our detection database.

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Why not just ask a chatbot?

Because scams need more than a smart guess.

ChatGPT and Claude can explain a suspicious message. Cautellus is built to check it.

We combine advanced AI with live scam intelligence, breach lookups, malicious-domain signals, source-backed risk scoring, and a workflow made for suspicious texts, links, emails, screenshots, and websites.

So instead of getting a vague “be careful,” you get a clearer answer:

What looks risky. Why it looks risky. What to do next.

A chatbot can…Cautellus can…

A chatbot can…Explain what a scam might look like

Cautellus can…Check live scam databases, reported numbers, and malicious domains

A chatbot can…Give general advice

Cautellus can…Score the actual message, link, email, screenshot, or website

A chatbot can…Guess based on training data

Cautellus can…Add breach signals and current threat patterns

A chatbot can…Sound reassuring

Cautellus can…Flag urgency, impersonation, spoofed domains, payment traps, and risky behavior

A chatbot can…Leave you with a paragraph

Cautellus can…Give a plain-English risk score and next steps

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The Cautellus Chrome extension lets you check any link, message, phone number, or image for scams without ever leaving your browser.

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Scan any page, link, message, or selected text in Chrome with one click — before you click, reply, or pay.

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