Check before clicking
Check suspicious texts, links and requests before you respond, click or send money.
Not sure whether a text, email, website, phone call or QR code is safe? Check it before you act. ScamWatch USA gives everyday people simple tools and current warnings without technical jargon.
99¢ covers your first 30 days. Then $4.99/month unless you cancel.
Why people use ScamWatch
Clear tools. Current warnings. More confidence before you act.
Check suspicious texts, links and requests before you respond, click or send money.
What you're paying for
You don't need to understand cybersecurity. If something makes you suspicious, bring it to ScamWatch before you click, reply, pay or share information.
Paste a message that doesn't look right and get a plain-English risk assessment.
Check suspicious email wording, requests and warning signs before you reply or click.
Check a questionable website or link before entering passwords or payment information.
Investigate a suspicious phone number and the story behind the call before acting.
Use your camera to scan a QR code so ScamWatch can analyze what it contains before you decide to open it.
See current warnings with practical red flags and steps you can take.
New member tools
Active paid members get a personal dashboard built to help before, during and after a scam attempt.
Ask scam-related questions in plain English and get current, safety-focused guidance.
Keep track of scam topics and services that matter most to you.
Revisit recent scam checks, risk scores and explanations.
See first steps if you sent money, exposed a password, shared personal information or installed something suspicious.
How it works
Paste the suspicious text, email, website, link or phone number. For QR codes, use the camera scanner.
The service analyzes warning signs and, where appropriate, uses current source-based information to help assess the risk.
Get a clear risk assessment, red flags to watch for and practical next steps. You stay in control of the decision.
Example: You receive a text saying a package cannot be delivered.
Instead of tapping the link, copy the message into ScamWatch. We help you examine the warning signs first. The goal is simple: check before you act.
Your membership
Your membership combines scam-checking tools with ongoing warnings about scams that are already circulating.
It helps you slow down and check.
ScamWatch is designed to identify warning signs and give you useful information before you take action.
It gives guidance, not guarantees.
No scam-detection service can promise that every message, caller or website is safe. A low-risk result is not a guarantee.
It does not replace your bank or law enforcement.
If money has already been sent, an account is compromised or someone is in immediate danger, contact the appropriate institution or authorities directly.
SIMPLE PRICING
Your first 30 days include the same core protection tools and alerts.
A low-cost introductory period to try ScamWatch USA.
Continues monthly unless you cancel. Cancel from your account.
Then $4.99/month. Cancel anytime from your account.
No. ScamWatch USA is designed for everyday people. The tools use straightforward instructions and plain-English results.
Your membership continues at $4.99 per month unless you cancel. You can cancel from your account.
The QR scanner is designed to read the code for analysis without automatically sending you to the destination. You decide what to do after reviewing the result.
No. ScamWatch provides risk information, warning signs and guidance. Scam tactics change constantly, so no service can guarantee that a message, caller, website or QR code is safe.
ScamWatch can help you understand warning signs, but urgent financial recovery should start with your bank, card issuer or payment provider and the appropriate authorities.