ScamShield
Terms of use
Last updated: September 25, 2026. These terms cover the ScamShield website, the Scam Shield Alexa skill, and the ScamShield MCP server.
What ScamShield is
ScamShield is a free, open-source tool that helps you judge whether a message, link, phone number or call may be a scam. It gives guidance, not a guarantee. It can miss scams and can flag genuine messages as suspicious.
Using the answers
- Always contact a company or agency directly, using a phone number, app or website you already trust, before paying, sharing a code, or giving personal details.
- ScamShield does not give legal, financial or security advice. If you have already paid or shared details, contact your bank right away and report it to the authorities listed with each result.
- Don't use ScamShield to test, write or improve scams, or to overload the service. Automated heavy use may be rate-limited or blocked.
No warranty
ScamShield is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent allowed by law, its authors are not liable for any loss arising from using it or relying on its answers.
Third parties
ScamShield is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon, USPS, or any company it mentions. Company names are used only to explain whether a message really comes from them. Alexa and all related marks are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Open source
The code is available under the MIT license.