Scam Guides
Learn how to recognize common online scams before you click, reply, pay, download, or share sensitive information.
Latest safety guides
Learn the warning signs
Each guide explains what to look for, what to avoid, and what to do when something feels suspicious.
Links & Phishing
How to Tell If a Link Is a Scam
Learn how to spot phishing links, fake login pages, suspicious domains, urgency tactics, and other common warning signs.
Read guide →Messages
How to Tell If a Text Message Is a Scam
Learn how to recognize phishing SMS, fake payment alerts, impersonation attempts, urgent requests, and suspicious messages.
Read guide →QR Codes
Are QR Codes Safe?
Learn how QR code scams work, what warning signs to look for, and how to check suspicious QR destinations before opening them.
Read guide →Payments
How to Spot a Fake Payment Scam
Learn how to identify fake bank alerts, edited payment screenshots, pending-payment tricks, overpayment scams, and suspicious transfer messages.
Read guide →Jobs & Recruitment
How to Spot a Fake Job Offer
Learn how to recognize fake recruiters, suspicious remote jobs, fake interviews, upfront payment requests, and employment phishing attempts.
Read guide →Free safety tools
Check suspicious content
Reading the warning signs helps. Checking the actual content gives you another useful safety signal.
Phishing Link Checker
Check suspicious URLs for phishing, impersonation, and scam warning signs.
Open tool →Scam Message Checker
Review suspicious texts, emails, payment messages, and direct messages.
Open tool →QR Code Scam Checker
Scan suspicious QR codes and review where they lead before opening them.
Open tool →Check before you trust
Something online feels suspicious?
Use TrustLens to review suspicious messages, links, QR codes, and screenshots before taking action.
Open TrustLens Checker