Disclaimer

Scam Check is an awareness and early-warning service. The information we provide is for general guidance to help you avoid scams. It is not a substitute for your own caution or for advice from your bank, a security professional or the authorities.

Scams appear and disappear constantly. An unknown or unconfirmed result means we do not have enough evidence to flag it, not that it is safe. Automated checks can miss a scam or misread a legitimate message. Recognising an official domain does not verify the surrounding message, the sender or later redirects.

We count scam contacts explicitly approved in currently published community warnings. Unreviewed reports do not count. A match is not proof of who owns or used a number; no match is not proof that nobody has reported it. Verify unexpected requests through a contact you already trust.

When you check a link, we compare it with our records. Protected server-side systems may follow redirects and read public page text, and we may send the URL to urlz.dev, our scanning service, for sandboxed inspection. The suspicious page is never opened or executed on your phone or computer.

A legitimate organisation will not ask you to send a PIN, password or one-time code (OTP) in reply to an unexpected message or to a caller. Scam Check will never ask for these. If someone does, stop the conversation and contact the organisation through its official app, website or a number you already trust.

We are not affiliated with any bank, retailer, government agency or other brand we mention. We name them only to describe scams that impersonate them.

• Phone your bank’s fraud line immediately (use the number on your card).
• Change any password or PIN you may have shared.
• Report the crime to SAPS.