Check a Message
Paste a suspicious text, email, social media message, letter, link description, or voicemail summary.
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Check Before You Act
Pause before you click, pay, transfer, withdraw, share personal information, or follow instructions from an unexpected caller or message.
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Private educational review: Expanded pattern analysis runs in your browser and does not send or store what you type. Do not enter passwords, PINs, Social Security numbers, Medicare numbers, full account numbers, or full credit card numbers. It does not investigate cases or determine whether a contact is legitimate.
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What would you like to check?
Choose the option that best matches what is happening.
Check a Screenshot
Select a screenshot and describe or paste its visible text. The image stays on your device and is not uploaded.
Check a Website or Link
Review the true domain and common warning signs without opening the website.
Check a Phone Number
Review a number while remembering that caller ID can be spoofed—even when the number looks familiar.
Verify independently
Use an official contact—not the one they gave you.
When possible, use the number on your card, statement, existing app, or an official government website.
Social Security
SSA.gov →1-800-772-1213Medicare
Medicare.gov →1-800-MEDICAREInternal Revenue Service
IRS.gov →1-800-829-1040TBI
TN.gov/TBI →615-744-4000Adult Protective Services
Official APS page →1-888-277-8366Your bank or credit union
Use the number printed on your card or statement. Do not use a number from an unexpected call or message.
Reporting & support
Act quickly when money or safety is involved.
Early contact with a financial institution, law enforcement, or protective services can help limit additional harm.
Immediate danger
Call emergency services if someone is in immediate danger.
Call 911 →Adult Protective Services
Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Available 24/7.
1-888-277-8366 →FBI IC3
Report cyber-enabled fraud, cryptocurrency scams, and internet crime.
File at IC3.gov →Elder Fraud Hotline
Free reporting help for people age 60+ on weekdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ET.
1-833-FRAUD-11 →AARP Fraud Watch Network
Learn how to spot scams and find guidance if you or someone you know has been targeted.
Visit AARP Fraud Watch →SafeSeniorTN
Find information about online and healthcare fraud, financial exploitation, personal safety, and Silver Alerts.
Visit SafeSeniorTN →