Is This Link Safe? Link Checker
Paste a link, or the whole text or email it came in, to see where it really goes and whether it has the signs of a scam. The link is never opened or sent anywhere.
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🔒 Checked on this device: the link isn’t opened, visited or sent anywhere, so checking it can’t harm you.
Not sure? Don’t click. Go to the company’s website by typing its address yourself, or use its app, and log in there. Real companies won’t mind.
A clean result can’t prove a link is safe: a brand-new scam site on an ordinary-looking address passes every check. Be wary of anything urgent, unexpected, or asking for payment or passwords.
In the UK, forward scam texts to 7726 (free) and scam emails to report@phishing.gov.uk.
How to check a link before you click it
- Copy the link: on a phone, press and hold it and choose Copy link; on a computer, right-click it and choose Copy link address. Or copy the whole message.
- Paste it in the box. It’s checked as you paste.
- Read where it really goes (the part in bold) and any warnings. If in doubt, don’t click: go to the company’s website or app yourself.
About this tool
Scam texts and emails rely on links that look right at a glance: “paypal.com.account-check.info” is not PayPal, “arnazon.co.uk” is not Amazon, and “royalmail-redelivery.com” has nothing to do with Royal Mail. This checker reads the address the way your browser does, shows you the part that decides which website you’re really going to, and explains anything suspicious in plain English.
It spots addresses pretending to be banks, delivery companies, HMRC, the DVLA, the NHS and big brands; look-alike spellings (0 for o, rn for m) and letters borrowed from other alphabets; tricks with “@” and invisible characters; bare IP addresses; short links that hide where they go; free hosting and form sites; insecure http; downloads of programs; links that say one address but go to another; and links that pass you on to a second site.
It never opens, visits or sends the link anywhere, so checking a dangerous link is safe. That also means it can’t see what’s on the page or follow a short link: a clean result means the address has no warning signs, not that the site is honest.
Questions about checking links
How can I tell if a link is fake?
Look at the part just before the first single “/”: the last two words separated by dots (or three, for addresses like .co.uk) are the real website. “secure-login.paypal.com” is PayPal; “paypal.com.secure-login.com” is a site called secure-login.com. This checker highlights that part for you.
Is it safe to paste a scam link here?
Yes. The link is only read as text on your device. It isn’t opened, visited or sent anywhere, so nothing on the other end knows you checked it.
It says “No warning signs”. Is it definitely safe?
No: it means the address itself looks ordinary. A scam can use a brand-new, normal-looking address. Be wary of any message that’s unexpected, urgent, or asks you to pay, log in or give details.
I clicked a scam link. What should I do?
If you typed a password, change it now (and anywhere you’ve used the same one). If you gave card or bank details, call your bank on the number on your card. Run your phone’s or computer’s security check if you downloaded anything. In the UK you can report it to Action Fraud.
How do I report a scam text or email?
In the UK, forward scam texts to 7726 (free) and scam emails to report@phishing.gov.uk. Then delete them.