Features
Everything you need to know if an email is safe.
Simple on the surface, thorough underneath. Here is what you get every time you forward a message.
A straight answer
Not a pile of warnings.
Every email is named for what it is. You get the answer, the reasons and the next step, written for real people.
We found nothing suspicious, but no check is perfect.
Unwanted bulk or junk mail.
Tries to get your money.
Tries to steal your details.
Pretends to be someone senior.
May harm your device.
The whole message
We look at every part of the email.
A scam rarely gives itself away in one place. We combine many small clues into one clear picture.
- The sender
- Is it really who it claims to be, or a near-identical copy of a name you trust?
- The links
- Where does each link truly lead, and is it hiding or disguising its destination?
- The wording
- Pressure, secrecy, urgency and requests for money or passwords are all telltale signs.
- The attachments
- Files that pretend to be something harmless, including those hidden inside other files.
Built around you
Works the way you already use email.
- Answers in your inbox
- Your result arrives as a reply to the email you forwarded. There is nothing to log in to and no app to open.
- Works however you forward
- Forward in the usual way or as an attachment, from Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail or any other email app.
- Spots boss and supplier impersonation
- Catches messages posing as a CEO, a manager or a regular supplier, the kind that lead to costly payments.
- Everyone gets their own address
- On a business plan, add your team and each person gets a private address of their own, with no training sessions or new software.
- Calm, helpful advice
- Each result says what to do next in a reassuring tone, because no one should feel foolish for asking.
- Checks where links lead
- We follow a link to see where it really ends up, even when it passes through a well-known site first.
Risk levels
A risk level you can act on.
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Low riskUnder 40 out of 100
Little to worry about. Use normal care.
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Medium risk40 to 69 out of 100
Some warning signs. Double-check before you act.
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High risk70 and over out of 100
Likely a threat. Do not interact with it.
Careful with your trust
Honest about what a check can do.
We only reply to the person who asked, and we are open about the limits of any automated check.
- We reply only to the person who sent us the message.
- We never contact the senders of the suspicious email.
- Every result explains its reasons and how confident it is.
The next suspicious email doesn't have to be a gamble.
Forward it to ScamSec and get a clear answer before you click, reply or pay.