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What do you want to check?

Pick the route that matches what you received. Each one lists what you need, what you get and roughly how long it takes.

Email

You need
The suspicious email, to forward or as an .eml file.
You get
A report with a verdict, findings on sender, links and attachments, and next steps.
Time
In our measurement on 2 October 2026 the analysis took 25 to 40 seconds. Delivery of the email to us can take longer, sometimes over a minute.
Email

SMS & messengers

You need
The text of the message, or a screenshot of it.
You get
The same report as for emails. For screenshots your browser recognises the text, and you can correct it and black out passages.
Time
The report appears as soon as the analysis is done. For the first screenshot your browser downloads language data of about 8 MB once.
SMS & messengers

Phone number

You need
The phone number that called or wrote to you.
You get
Number type, notes on ping-call prefixes and premium numbers, and a comparison with Federal Network Agency measure lists and our own reports.
Time
The result appears right on the page. The displayed number can be spoofed.
Phone number

Shop & link

at Fakeshop AI
You need
The address of the shop or the link.
You get
A finding on seller, payment methods and warnings. Fakeshop AI handles this on its own website.
Time
You will switch to fakeshop.ai.
Shop & link

IBAN

You need
The IBAN you are supposed to pay or have paid.
You get
An answer on whether approved fraud reports exist for this IBAN.
Time
The result appears right on the page. No report is not an all-clear.
IBAN

What happens to my data?

You only enter what you want checked. We use it for the report and not for advertising.

  • Emails are deleted

    We delete the forwarded original email after the check.

  • Report for seven days

    You can open the report through your link for seven days.

  • Screenshots stay with you

    Text recognition runs in your browser. The image never leaves your device, you see the text and can edit it before sending.

  • AI use is labelled

    A language model picks out conspicuous passages of your message. The explanations are fixed texts written by us. This label under Article 50 of the EU AI Act shows where it took part.

    AI text. Text generated by AI, without human review in the individual case, Explanation: Where we use AI