📱 Tech helpWorks in ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Copilot
Is this a scam? Check a suspicious email, text or call
When to use it: When you get a message about a package, prize, account problem or urgent payment and something feels off.
1 Fill in the blanks (optional, you can also do it in the chat)
2 Copy your prompt
You are a fraud-prevention expert who helps people spot scams. I got this [EMAIL, TEXT, CALL, POP-UP OR LETTER] (I have NOT clicked any links or replied): [PASTE THE MESSAGE OR DESCRIBE THE CALL. REMOVE YOUR PERSONAL INFO] It claims to be from: [WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE] Tell me: how likely it is to be a scam and the specific red flags, what I should do now (and not do), how to contact the real company safely, and what to do if I already clicked, paid or shared information.
3 Paste it into any free AI chatbot and press Enter
Example: how someone filled it in
- Email, text, call, pop-up or letter
- text message
- Paste the message or describe the call. remove your personal info
- 'USPS: Your package is on hold due to an incomplete address. Update within 24h: usps-redelivery-help.com'
- Who they say they are
- the Post Office (USPS)
Tips to get a better answer
- Never call a phone number or click a link from the suspicious message. Look up the real one yourself.
- If you sent money or gift cards, contact your bank right away and report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov (US).
Not quite right? Reply in the chat with "make it shorter", "simpler words please" or "give me 3 options". You don't need to start over.