🔒 Privacy Policy

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Contact

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Phishing Link Checker

Got a suspicious link in a text, email, or WhatsApp message? Paste it here before clicking. The check runs locally in your browser.

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Got a suspicious link in a text, email, or WhatsApp? Paste it below — we'll analyse it for common phishing patterns without you having to click it.

⚠️ Pattern-based analysis only. Always use caution with unsolicited links regardless of result.

What we check for:

🔴 IP address instead of domain name
🔴 Brand name hidden inside a fake domain (e.g. paypal.login.evil.com)
🔴 Numbers replacing letters (paypa1.com, g00gle.com)
🔴 @ symbol used to hide the real destination
🟡 URL shortener hiding the real link
🟡 Suspicious domain extension (.xyz, .tk, .click...)
🟡 Excessive subdomains or hyphens
🟡 Login/verify/confirm keywords in path
🟢 HTTPS encryption present

This is a pattern check, not a guarantee

A link can pass basic checks and still be dangerous. If it came from an unexpected message asking you to log in, pay, verify, or act urgently, treat it carefully.

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