Scammers send doctored documents to prove things that aren't true. A fake bank statement to show profits that don't exist. A fake check to trigger an overpayment. A fake driver's license to gain your trust. Cautellus examines the image and tells you what holds up.
Upload the image at full resolution. Compression strips evidence — JPEGs at 50% quality have already lost the tells most detectors look for.
Cautellus runs the image through scam-context heuristics, AI-generation detection, document-template matching, and metadata inspection in parallel.
Results returned as a confidence-scored verdict with annotated regions showing what flagged — not a black-box yes/no. You see what we saw.
If the verdict is flagged, Cautellus links you to the next-action guide for that scam category: how to recover funds, who to report to, and how to protect yourself going forward.
Scammers send a check larger than the agreed amount and ask the victim to wire back the difference. The original check bounces after the wire clears. Cautellus checks for font-rendering tells, MICR-line inconsistencies, watermark absence, and known fraudulent routing numbers.
Pig-butchering and investment scams send forged statements showing fake profits — or fake wire receipts to "prove" they sent money before disappearing. Cautellus examines layout against real bank-statement templates, checks decimal alignment, and flags fonts that no real bank uses.
Sent by fake recruiters, fake landlords, and romance scammers to "prove" identity. Cautellus checks DMV-template conformity, hologram/security-feature presence, microprint regions, and signs of AI-stitched face replacement.
Fake online stores generate product photography from scratch with diffusion models, or steal real photos and re-render the background. The artifact signature gives them away — even when the surface looks pristine.
Business email compromise (BEC) attackers send fake invoices that look pixel-perfect — same logo, same font, plausible PO number. Cautellus compares against real vendor templates and flags inconsistencies in layout, sender domain, and embedded metadata.
Vacation-rental scams use AI-staged interiors, or steal real listing photos and re-post them. Cautellus reverse-checks images, flags AI-staging artifacts in lighting and corner geometry, and surfaces if the same image already exists on Zillow or Airbnb.
No fabrication evidence. Template, fonts, metadata, and AI signatures all consistent with a real document.
Mixed signals. Image is too low-resolution, heavily compressed, or contains both real and altered regions. Independent verification recommended.
Fabrication evidence detected. Annotated regions show what flagged. Recommended action depends on context — Cautellus links to the next-step playbook.
AI image detector tells you if a photo was generated by Midjourney, DALL·E, etc. Scam image checker is broader: it tells you whether an image — real, AI, or edited — is being used as part of a fraud. A real bank-statement screenshot can still be a pig-butchering tool if the numbers are fake.
Checks, bank statements, wire-transfer receipts, IDs, invoices, DocuSign envelopes, luxury products, rental listings, and any document or product photo. JPEG, PNG, HEIC, and screenshots all supported.
Upload a clear photo (both sides if possible). Cautellus inspects MICR routing-line formatting, font rendering, watermark presence, and bank-template conformity. For high-stakes verification, also call the issuing bank using a number you find independently.
Yes — it's often where AI generation is most obvious. Cautellus detects diffusion artifacts, flags AI-stitched stock composites, and reverse-checks whether the photo originated from a legitimate retailer.
Your first scan is free, no account needed. Unlimited scans require Cautellus Plus at $9.99/mo after a 7-day free trial that requires a card and auto-renews unless cancelled.
One upload. Annotated verdict. Seconds.
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