Independent scam help
Is this a scam? Find the exact thing that happened to you.
Most scam advice is written for nobody in particular. This site works the other way round: find the text, package, QR card, call, or fake virus popup you just got, and get a straight answer. Nothing here is trying to frighten you into buying a cleaner.
Check a QR code
Photograph it. You see the address without your phone ever going there. Nothing is uploaded.
Open the checker
Virus popup
The alarm is a webpage. Close the tab. Do not call their number or install their tool.
How to close it
You got a text
Unpaid toll, USPS fee, bank YES or NO, Netflix. Find the wording you actually received.
Open the list
A box you didn't order
The junk inside is bait. The card that wants a scan is the part that can hurt you.
What to do
You got a text
- Unpaid toll
- USPS redelivery
- DMV ticket
- Bank YES or NO
- Zelle or Venmo
- Netflix payment failed
- Apple / iCloud
- Driver needs your address
- Wrong number
- Job offer
- Mum has a new number
You got a package
- Scan to see who sent this
- Register your gift card
- Amazon you didn't order
- Temu or Shein
- Mystery seeds
- Cheap rings
- The QR card
You got a call
Already tapped, typed, or paid
- I scanned a QR
- I typed my card
- I paid
- I gave my SSN
- Freeze credit
- Where to report
- Recovery firms
- Is this site safe
How they got the number
- Removal overview
- How they got the number
- Whitepages
- Spokeo
- BeenVerified
- TruePeopleSearch
- Radaris
- Intelius
- MyLife
- FastPeopleSearch
Quick answers
- What is this site?
- A set of specific pages for the scams people actually get: fake toll texts, unordered packages, QR cards, voice calls, and the fake virus popup. Not an antivirus shop.
- Do you scan files here?
- No. The QR checker never uploads the photo. We will not host an antivirus.
- Is a virus popup real malware?
- Almost always a webpage. Close it. Do not call the number.
- Where do I report?
- FTC ReportFraud. Add IC3 if a transfer already left.