Is this a scam?
Paste anything suspicious — get a confidence-scored verdict in seconds
FakeScan auto-detects the content type
3 free scans per day
How it works
Paste your content
Text, phone number, bank account, or merchant name — any format works.
AI cross-checks it
FakeScan analyzes the content using a combination of heuristic signal detection and AI reasoning. Deep Scan uses adaptive multi-step analysis for higher confidence.
Get an instant verdict
Likely authentic, risky, or likely fake — with a confidence score and flagged signals.
What can FakeScan check?
Scam messages and suspicious texts
Paste any message — SMS, email, chat, or copied text. FakeScan checks for urgency tactics, impersonation, and suspicious language patterns. If the message contains a URL, it is analyzed as part of the text.
Images
Upload a screenshot, product photo, or document image. FakeScan extracts and analyzes text, visual markers, and contextual signals from the image content.
PDFs and documents
Upload a PDF contract, invoice, or attachment. FakeScan analyzes the content for red flags including mismatched details, pressure tactics, and unusual payment instructions.
Phone numbers
Enter a phone number to check against reported scam patterns, validate format integrity, and detect premium-rate or high-risk prefix indicators.
Bank accounts and merchants
Check a bank account number or merchant name against risk reports, validate account format, and surface complaint patterns from public registries.
Adaptive AI analysis, one confidence-scored verdict
Deep Scan uses adaptive multi-step analysis — routing through additional AI reasoning when initial confidence is low.
15+ deterministic risk signals
Urgency, threats, suspicious URLs, and more
Confidence-scored, not binary
Every result includes a 0–100% confidence score and the signals that drove it
Frequently asked questions
What is FakeScan?
FakeScan is an AI-powered scam detection tool. Paste or upload suspicious content and FakeScan analyzes it for risk signals — returning a confidence-scored verdict that tells you whether the content is likely a scam, risky, or lower-risk.
What types of content can FakeScan check?
FakeScan accepts text messages, emails, images, PDFs, phone numbers, bank account numbers, and merchant names. If a suspicious message contains URLs or links, paste the full message as text — FakeScan will analyze the links as part of the content.
Is FakeScan free?
Yes. You get 3 free Quick Scans per day and 1 Deep Scan per week with no credit card required. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited Quick and Deep Scans.
What is the difference between Quick Scan and Deep Scan?
Quick Scan is fast and free — it runs a single AI analysis and returns a verdict in seconds. Deep Scan uses adaptive multi-step analysis, escalating to additional reasoning steps when initial confidence is low. The depth of analysis adapts to signal strength and your plan.
How accurate is FakeScan?
FakeScan combines deterministic signal detection with AI reasoning to produce a confidence-scored verdict rather than a binary yes/no. Results reflect the strength of detected signals and should be used as one input in your decision — not as a legal determination.
Example Scan
Input
"Hi, this is your bank's fraud prevention team. Your account has been temporarily restricted. Please verify your identity at mybank.account-verify.com to restore access."
Result
Detected signals
This message impersonates a financial institution and routes to a non-official domain. The link leads with the bank's real name but the registrable domain — account-verify.com — is not the bank's. The combination of urgency, authority impersonation, and a misleading link is consistent with a phishing attempt.
FakeScan.ai provides probabilistic assessments only. Results are not legal advice and do not constitute a confirmed determination.
Quick Scan — free, 3/day, single-model · Deep Scan — multi-model analysis, adaptive depth, 1 free/week