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CHECK A MESSAGE

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Check a text, email, or screenshot. Find a next step you can take.

This check can miss scams. It cannot confirm the sender.

Private on your device · No account

Where did the message arrive?

Choose one before checking.

Leave out passwords, account numbers, and real sign-in codes. This checker reads messages written in English.

Need help adding the message?

Your message stays in the box while you read this.

Copy a text message

Careful: Press on the words, not on a link. Pressing on a link can open the website.

Choose your phone.

On an iPhoneMessages
  1. Open the Messages app, then open the conversation with the message.
  2. Press and hold your finger on the message bubble until a menu appears.
  3. Tap “Copy”.
  4. Come back to Safety4Seniors. Then follow “Paste the message into the checker”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

On an Android phoneGoogle Messages
  1. Open the Messages app, then open the conversation with the message.
  2. Press and hold the message until it is highlighted.
  3. Tap the copy button at the top of the screen. It may look like two squares on top of each other. If you see three dots instead, tap them and choose “Copy text”.
  4. Come back to Safety4Seniors. Then follow “Paste the message into the checker”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

Copy an email

Careful: Press on the words, not on a link or a button in the email.

Choose your phone.

On an iPhoneMail
  1. Open the email in the Mail app.
  2. Press and hold on a word in the email until it is highlighted and a menu appears.
  3. Tap “Select All”. If you do not see it, drag the small handles at each end of the highlight to cover the whole message.
  4. Tap “Copy”.
  5. Come back to Safety4Seniors. Then follow “Paste the message into the checker”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

On an Android phoneGmail
  1. Open the email in the Gmail app.
  2. Press and hold on a word in the email until it is highlighted.
  3. Tap “Select all”. If you do not see it, drag the small handles at each end of the highlight to cover the whole message.
  4. Tap “Copy”.
  5. Come back to Safety4Seniors. Then follow “Paste the message into the checker”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

Paste the message into the checker

Choose your phone.

On an iPhoneSafari
  1. On the Check a message page, under “Where did the message arrive?”, choose where the message came from.
  2. Tap once inside the big box under “Add the message”. The keyboard opens.
  3. Tap inside the box again, or press and hold, until you see “Paste”.
  4. Tap “Paste”.
  5. Read the box and make sure the whole message is there.
  6. Tap “Check this message”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

On an Android phoneChrome
  1. On the Check a message page, under “Where did the message arrive?”, choose where the message came from.
  2. Tap inside the big box under “Add the message”. The keyboard opens.
  3. Press and hold inside the box until you see “Paste”, then tap it. Some keyboards also show the copied words in a strip above the keys. Tapping them there works too.
  4. Read the box and make sure the whole message is there.
  5. Tap “Check this message”.

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Need help using a screenshot?

Your message stays in the box while you read this.

Take a screenshot of a message

Careful: Press the buttons and let go quickly. Holding them down can start an emergency call or turn the phone off.

Choose your phone.

On an iPhone without a Home buttonAny app
  1. Open the message so that all of it is on the screen.
  2. Press the side button and the volume up button at the same time, then let go quickly.
  3. A small picture appears in the bottom corner. You can leave it. The screenshot is saved in your Photos app.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

On an iPhone with a Home buttonAny app
  1. Open the message so that all of it is on the screen.
  2. Press the side or top button and the Home button at the same time, then let go quickly.
  3. A small picture appears in the bottom corner. You can leave it. The screenshot is saved in your Photos app.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

On an Android phoneAny app
  1. Open the message so that all of it is on the screen.
  2. Press the power button and the volume down button at the same time, then let go quickly.
  3. The screenshot is saved in your Photos or Gallery app, usually in a folder called Screenshots.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

Choose a saved screenshot

Choose your phone.

On an iPhoneSafari
  1. On the Check a message page, tap “Or use a screenshot”.
  2. A menu opens. Tap “Photo Library”.
  3. Find your screenshot. The newest pictures are usually at the bottom. Tap it.
  4. Wait while the app reads the words. The first time can take a minute.
  5. Then follow “Check the words read from a screenshot”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

On an Android phoneChrome
  1. On the Check a message page, tap “Or use a screenshot”.
  2. Your phone opens a picture chooser. If it asks where to look, choose Photos or Files, then Screenshots.
  3. Tap your screenshot.
  4. Wait while the app reads the words. The first time can take a minute.
  5. Then follow “Check the words read from a screenshot”.

Not yet checked on a phone. Your screens may look different. If a step does not match, ask someone to help.

Check the words read from a screenshot

  1. The words read from your picture appear in the message box. Your screenshot is shown further down so you can compare.
  2. Compare every line with the picture. Look closely at links, phone numbers, amounts, and small words like “not” and “never”.
  3. Fix anything that is wrong: tap in the box and type. Delete words that are not part of the message, like the time or the name of your phone company at the top.
  4. If a note says the picture was hard to read, or you cannot check every word, tap “Clear screenshot and paste instead” and copy the message instead.
  5. When the box matches the picture, tick “I compared the full text with the screenshot and fixed any errors.” The “Check this message” button works only after you tick it.
  6. If you change the words after ticking, the tick comes off. Tick it again when you are done.
  7. Tap “Check this message”.

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Message checks run on this device. Your text is not uploaded.

About this check What the results mean

A warning is guidance. A quiet result is not proof of safety. The checker uses fixed English patterns and a limited contact list that is still awaiting human review.

Screenshot text cannot establish a match to reviewed records, even after your review. Missing words can change the result.

Local reference list

Read about each result and the limits
Demo examples For workshop testing

These are made-up examples for practice. Load one, choose its listed channel, then choose “Check this.” Each example runs through the same local rules as your pasted text.