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Scan — spot the scam.

Paste a suspicious URL, email, Telegram message, WhatsApp text or DM. We pattern-match it against the most common UK crypto scams. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

[01]INPUT PASTE A SUSPICIOUS URL, EMAIL, OR DM

> HOW IT WORKS

The scanner runs ~18 heuristics covering the patterns we see most often in UK crypto fraud reports. It looks for things like:

Lookalike domains (metarnask.io vs metamask.io, ledqer.com vs ledger.com)
Seed-phrase / private-key requests (the single highest-fidelity scam signal)
Impersonation of UK authority (FCA, HMRC, Action Fraud)
"Recovery agents" approaching previous-fraud victims
Pig-butchering openers via dating apps and LinkedIn
"Pay a small gas fee to claim" wallet drainers
Doubler / celebrity-giveaway / 2x-return scams
Urgency / fear language ("act within 30 minutes")
Malicious permit / setApprovalForAll signature requests

The scanner uses heuristics — false positives happen and false negatives are guaranteed. Treat a clean result as "no obvious red flags", not "definitely safe". When in doubt: do not click, do not sign, do not pay. Verify by typing the official URL yourself.

If you have already been targeted — Action Fraud 0300 123 2040 / actionfraud.police.uk · FCA Consumer Helpline 0800 111 6768 · your bank's fraud line.