Stop before you click, pay, reply or share information.
FREE ONLINE SCAM CHECK
Something feels off.
Check before you act.
Pause.Prove.Protect. is a guided digital safety and scam-checking tool. It helps you identify warning signs, verify a suspicious request independently and protect your accounts or information. It will never tell you that a request is definitely safe.
What are you being asked to do?
If you feel threatened or are in immediate danger, contact emergency services. This educational tool cannot determine whether something is legitimate or a scam.
HOW IT WORKS
How to check a suspicious message, call or request
Call through a trusted number you find independently or check three credible alternative sources.
Stop contact, consult someone you trust and secure anything that may be affected.
Can this tool confirm that something is not a scam?
No. It identifies warning signs and guides independent verification, but it never guarantees that a request is legitimate or safe.
How should I verify a suspicious request?
Contact the person or organization through a phone number, official app or website you find independently. Alternatively, check the claim against three credible sources that were not supplied by the requester.
Does this scam checker collect my information?
No. Your answers are not collected or saved by this app.