Check Any Suspicious Link
Paste a link and we check it. Paste a phone number, email or UPI ID and we show you if anyone has reported it.
Try: amazon-security-kyc.net · tikaj.com · paypal-security-update.net
What a check shows you
Scam links borrow a real name and hide where they really go. A check opens the page and tells you what it found.
What a link checker does
A link checker looks at a web address and tells you whether it is safe to open. Use it on a link in a text, an email, a chat message or a QR code, before you tap it. The address you see is not always the page you reach: scam links hide behind short links, redirects and names that copy a real brand, and the damage is done on the first visit.
Pasting a link here does not open it on your device. A phone number, email address or UPI ID is looked up in the reports people have sent us instead.
How the scanner checks a link
- It is opened in a real browser on our side, never on your device. This follows redirects and short links to the final page.
- It is compared against lists of known phishing, malware and scam addresses, and against the signals that give new scam sites away, such as a very young domain or a name that imitates a bank or courier.
- The page is read. Login forms, urgent wording and brand logos on an unrelated domain all count toward the verdict.
Read the result, not just the colour: it lists where the link really ends up, who hosts it, how old the domain is and whether it copies a known brand. For the checks you can do yourself first, read how to check if a link is safe, or see how ScamX works.
What a link check cannot tell you
- New pages. A scam page that went live minutes ago may be on no list yet. This is why the scanner also reads the page itself.
- Pages that change. Some scam sites show a harmless page to scanners and the real scam to visitors. We look for this, but we cannot always catch it.
- Links that need a login. A private link, such as a shared document, cannot be opened by a scanner, so it can only be judged on its address.
- The message around the link. The link may be fine while the request is not. To check the whole message, use Is this a scam? Check anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is this link checker free?
Yes. Checking a link on ScamX is free and needs no account. Paste the link and the result appears on this page.
Can I check a shortened link without opening it?
Yes. Paste the short link as it is. The scanner follows each redirect on its own browser, so you never open it yourself, and the result shows the page the short link really leads to.
Is a link checker the same as a link scanner or a URL scanner?
In practice, yes. Link checker, link scanner, URL scanner and website scanner all mean the same job: look at an address and say whether it is safe to open.
Does a clean result mean the link is safe?
No. It means we found nothing wrong at the time of the check. A page created an hour ago may not yet appear on any list, and a site can change after we look. Treat a clean result as one input, and never enter a password or card number on a page you reached from an unexpected message.
Are the links I check stored or shown to others?
Yes. The result is stored, and the website name of a checked link can appear in the public list of recent checks. Do not paste a link that contains a private token, such as a password reset or a sign-in link, because it can sign someone in. See the privacy policy for how data is handled.
What should I do if the scanner says a link is dangerous?
Do not open it and delete the message. If you already clicked and typed a password, change that password and anywhere you reused it. If you entered card details, call your bank. Then report the link so the host can be asked to take it down.
Found a bad link? Report it as phishing so its host can be asked to remove it.