My Scam Sense
A free resource · Prototype
Learn to spot a scam yourself
Scam texts and emails are made to rush you and to look real. My Scam Sense is a calm place to check one before you act. Paste in a message that worries you and it points out the tell-tale signs — the false urgency, the odd link, the request for a code — and explains each one in plain words. It never tells you a message is “safe”; no tool can promise that. What it does is help you learn the signs, so you trust yourself the next time.
It opens in a new tab in your language, and works on a phone, tablet or computer — even offline once it’s open. Nothing you paste ever leaves your device.
What it does
- Paste a suspicious text or email — headers and all — and it points out the warning signs one at a time. Tap any sign to see, in plain words, why it’s worth a second look.
- It reads the message for the tricks scammers rely on: false urgency, requests for a code, a password or payment, prizes you never entered, and links that don’t go where they claim.
- It never says a message is safe — only what it noticed. When in doubt, it points you back to the company yourself, using a number or website you find — never the details in the message.
Who it’s for
Anyone who wants a moment’s calm to check a worrying message before acting — and the families who worry about a scam reaching someone they love. No sign-up, no cost, nothing to install, and nothing you paste leaves your device.
Also from Valora Parentis — My Companion: a gentle daily check-in so you know a parent living alone is okay. See My Companion →
Free, and a work in progress
This is an early prototype we’re sharing openly in the hope it helps. It can’t promise to catch every scam, and it will never tell you a message is safe — scams change every week. Treat it as a second pair of eyes and a way to learn the signs, not a guarantee. When something matters, check with the company directly, using contact details you find yourself. Use it, share it, and tell us what would make it better.
These free tools come from Valora Parentis. If it's the whole computer that overwhelms someone — not just a phone or a message, often after a stroke — that's what we make: a Windows app that turns it into one calm screen of a few big buttons. One payment, no subscription. See the My World app for Windows