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Paste any suspicious message or upload a screenshot — texts, emails, physical letters, DMs, anything. Get an instant AI analysis with plain-English explanations of every red flag.
Paste text or snap a photo. ScamSignal reads and analyzes any message format — even physical letters pulled from your mailbox.
Text Messages
SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram
Emails
Phishing emails, fake invoices, spam
Physical Mail
Snap a photo of suspicious letters
Social Media DMs
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn messages
App Notifications
Fake alerts, pop-ups, push notifications
Screenshots
Any screenshot from any device
Every statistic traces to the FBI IC3, FTC Consumer Sentinel, FinCEN, or other government publications. When data is missing, we say so.
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Scam patterns
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Federal sources
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IC3 types covered
18
Enforcement cases
30 documented patterns. 6 shown below are rated critical severity.
Fake texts claiming you owe a small toll fee with a link to a spoofed payment site. The top new scam of 2025, up 900% in one year. The small dollar amount ($3-$12) is intentional — it feels believable and not worth questioning.
Fake texts or calls claiming to be from the IRS, SSA, DMV, or other government agencies, threatening arrest, legal action, or benefit suspension unless you pay or provide personal information immediately. Government impersonation losses hit $789M in 2024, and older adults losing $10K+ increased four-fold since 2020.
Fake urgent alerts appearing to come from your bank about suspicious activity, locked accounts, or failed transactions. Bank impersonation is the #1 most common text scam type, accounting for 10% of all smishing messages according to the FTC.
Scammers build fake romantic or friendly relationships over weeks or months, then steer victims toward fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platforms. The DOJ has seized $580M+ in crypto tied to these operations. Global losses reached $17B in crypto scams in 2025, with pig butchering as the dominant scheme.
Scammers use AI to clone the voices of family members, executives, or authority figures from just seconds of audio. Voice cloning has crossed the 'indistinguishable threshold' — clones now include natural breathing, pauses, and emotion. Deepfake-as-a-service platforms make this accessible to anyone for under $2. Global losses exceeded $200M in Q1 2025 alone.
Promises of unusually high, risk-free returns on investments — often through social media ads, Telegram groups, or messaging apps. Investment fraud caused the highest dollar losses of any category at $5.7B reported to the FTC in 2024 (24% increase YoY). Many use fake trading platforms with fabricated dashboards.