Question 1

How can I tell if an email or SMS is phishing?

Accepted Answer

Look for urgency, spoofed sender addresses, generic greetings, mismatched links and requests for OTPs, passwords or payments. Paste the full message here and the AI will list the specific red flags it found along with a risk score.

Question 2

What should I do if I already clicked a phishing link?

Accepted Answer

Don't enter any credentials on the page. Close the tab, change the password for the impersonated account from a trusted device, enable two-factor authentication, and run a malware scan if you downloaded anything.

Question 3

Can AI phishing detection be wrong?

Accepted Answer

Yes — treat the verdict as guidance, not a guarantee. Even a 'looks legitimate' result doesn't replace independently verifying a sender through an official channel before acting on financial or account requests.

Question 4

Is my message content stored after analysis?

Accepted Answer

The message you paste is sent to our AI model for analysis and is not used beyond generating your result. Avoid pasting messages containing unrelated third-party personal data you don't have permission to share.

Question 5

What's the difference between phishing, smishing and vishing?

Accepted Answer

Phishing is fraud via email, smishing is the SMS version, and vishing happens over a phone call. This detector focuses on written messages (email, SMS, chat) — for a scam phone call, use the Scam Phone Number Lookup instead.

Phishing Detector

How the AI phishing detector works

1. Paste the full message

2. AI analysis

3. Risk score and actions

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