Security & Finance Tools
Professional-grade tools — completely free. Protect yourself from scams, decode suspicious content, and take control of your finances.
Threat Detection 🔥 Popular
Detect scams, phishing, and malicious content before you become a victim
Paste any email, SMS or WhatsApp message. 18-rule pattern engine detects urgency tactics, payment fraud, romance scams, fake prizes, and IRS impersonation.
Analyze MessagePaste any suspicious link — detects lookalike domains, homograph attacks, free TLD abuse, IP-based URLs, redirect traps, and URL shorteners hiding real destinations.
Analyze URLAnswer questions about a suspicious social media profile. Detects romance scam, catfish, and fake account red flags across 20+ behavioral indicators on Facebook, Tinder, Instagram & LinkedIn.
Analyze ProfileCheck if your email was exposed in a known data breach via the HaveIBeenPwned database of 12+ billion compromised accounts. Get actionable steps if a breach is found.
Check EmailPaste raw email headers to detect phishing attempts, spoofed senders, SPF/DKIM failures, and trace the full delivery path hop by hop.
Analyze HeadersReveal where a shortened or suspicious URL really leads. See the full redirect chain before clicking on any unknown link.
Expand URLRun any link through 15+ phishing indicators — IP-based addresses, lookalike domains, brand names buried in subdomains, throwaway TLDs — and see exactly which ones it trips.
Check LinkPaste a suspicious SMS, email or WhatsApp message and find out which scam it matches — prize wins, fake bank alerts, government impersonation, crypto bait, or credential phishing.
Analyze MessageSee what a suspicious site looks like without ever loading it in your own browser. Returns a screenshot, a safety score, and the scam signals found on the page.
Preview SafelyPrivacy & Identity 🆕 New
Understand what websites know about you and lock down your digital identity
See your real IP, geolocation, ISP, browser fingerprint hash, OS, screen resolution, timezone, WebGL info — everything websites silently collect about you.
Check My PrivacyInstantly see how long it would take a hacker to crack your password using brute force, plus generate a cryptographically secure random password.
Check PasswordGenerate cryptographically secure emergency backup codes, compare authenticator apps vs SMS vs hardware keys, and get step-by-step 2FA setup guides for 6 major platforms.
Generate CodesPaste any privacy policy — detects data selling clauses, indefinite retention, biometric collection, third-party sharing, and 23+ other risky patterns with a letter grade.
Analyze PolicyFind out who owns a domain — registration date, expiry, registrar, country. Spot freshly-registered scam domains pretending to be established brands.
WHOIS LookupCheck any IP address for geolocation, ISP, ASN, and whether it's flagged as a proxy, VPN, Tor exit node, or known malicious host.
Check IPFind out how long a domain has actually existed. A shop or investment platform registered weeks ago is the single strongest scam signal there is — this tells you in seconds.
Check Domain AgeDeveloper & Utility 🆕 New
Encode, decode, validate, and analyze data — useful for developers and security researchers
Generate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 hashes from any text instantly. Verify file integrity, compare checksums, and detect tampered downloads.
Generate HashEncode/decode Base64, URL parameters, HTML entities, hex, and binary. Decode obfuscated payloads hidden in phishing emails and suspicious URLs.
Encode/DecodeBeautify JSON with syntax highlighting, validate structure, minify for production, sort keys alphabetically, and pinpoint exact syntax errors.
Format JSONVerify any website's SSL certificate — issuer, validity, expiry date, SANs, and grade. Catch fake HTTPS phishing sites using free certificates.
Check SSLAudit any site's HTTP response headers — HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options and more — for a security grade plus the exact header lines needed to fix what's missing.
Check HeadersPersonal Finance 📈 High Traffic
US-focused financial calculators for major life and money decisions
Compare the Snowball vs Avalanche debt payoff strategy. See which method saves you the most interest and gets you debt-free the fastest.
Compare MethodsEnter your salary and US state to see exact take-home pay — federal tax, state tax, Social Security, Medicare, with weekly/bi-weekly/monthly breakdowns.
Calculate PayFind your financial independence number and early retirement date. Visualize the full savings journey with projected net worth growth year by year.
Calculate FIRECompare the true cost of renting versus buying a home with break-even analysis, opportunity cost of down payment, and 5/10/20-year projections.
Compare NowCheck your DTI ratio against all major lender benchmarks — FHA, conventional, VA, USDA, and auto loans. See exactly what to reduce to qualify.
Check DTICalculate self-employment tax, quarterly estimated payments, and deductions for freelance income. Know exactly what to set aside from every gig payment.
Estimate TaxScam Help & Recovery 🆕 New
Were you scammed? These tools are designed to help you recover, report, and protect yourself from further harm
Step-by-step action plan if you’ve been scammed. Covers bank fraud, crypto scams, romance scams, identity theft and job scams with personalized recovery checklists.
Start Recovery PlanAnalyze any investment offer for Ponzi scheme patterns, unrealistic return promises, unregistered platforms, and 20+ fraud red flags. Get a risk score out of 100.
Analyze InvestmentPaste a wallet address or describe a crypto offer. Detects pig butchering, rug pulls, honeypot tokens, fake exchanges, and withdrawal-fee scams across all major blockchains.
Check Crypto OfferCheck any phone number for scam patterns. Identify IRS impersonators, tech support fraud, robocalls, spoofed numbers, and area code risk with reporting links.
Check Phone NumberPaste any Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, TRON, or XRP wallet address. Validates format, detects vanity address scam patterns, links to blockchain explorers, and checks our scam report database.
Investigate WalletBrowse the crypto scam list: fraudulent cryptocurrency exchanges, fake investment platforms, pig butchering scams, rug pulls, NFT fraud, and recovery scams — with red flags for each.
Browse Scam DatabaseHow to send credit to Roshan, AWCC, Etisalat, ATOMA and Salaam numbers from abroad — and how to spot the fake recharge sites that target the Afghan diaspora.
Read the guideSeven checks that take two minutes — and why the padlock icon proves almost nothing. Most phishing pages have one.
Read the guideEight checks before you buy. A site is legit when a real, reachable business stands behind it — design proves nothing.
Read the guideA 60-second test. Trust is a scale, not a yes or no — match the checking to what you are actually risking.
Take the testYou cannot spot a clone by looking at it — good ones are exact copies. Check the domain, the age and the contact details instead.
Spot the fakesWhich blacklists matter, how to read the result, and the trap: a brand new scam site passes every check on day one.
Check reputationThe three routes available to you, what each costs and achieves, and how to choose before the trail goes cold. Start with the free 15 minute check.
Read the guide15 minutes to trace, weeks to freeze, months to recover. Three different clocks — and the 72 hour window that actually decides your outcome.
See the timelineFree to start, four figures for a professional investigation. What you get at each price point — and the cases where paying will not change the outcome.
See the costsYes — and they hold the one power nobody else has: forcing an exchange to freeze funds. What they realistically do, and how to file a report that gets acted on.
What police can doFree block explorers you can use right now versus the platforms investigators license. Which explorer to use for USDT, and what no tool can do.
Compare the toolsAn honest answer: yes, almost always. But tracing and recovery are two different things. Learn what a trace can and cannot do, and what really decides whether you get anything back.
Read the guideFollow your stolen crypto on the blockchain in about 15 minutes using free tools. Find your TXID, pick the right block explorer, and see where the money actually went.
Start tracingMost "recovery services" that contact you are a second scam. Learn the red flags, why they find you within hours, and how to verify a real firm before you pay anyone.
Check the red flagsYes. Tether and Circle can blacklist addresses holding USDT or USDC — something impossible with Bitcoin. If your stolen funds are still stablecoins, this is your best route.
See how freezing worksThese sound identical but need opposite solutions. One is a wallet access problem, the other is a theft investigation. A 30 second test tells you which one you have.
Find out whichAnswer 5 quick questions to find out if your crypto scam case qualifies for professional fund recovery. Get your eligibility score in 60 seconds — free assessment.
Check EligibilityComplete guide to pig butchering (sha zhu pan) crypto romance fraud — how it works, red flags, real victim examples, and step-by-step recovery actions.
Read the GuideStep-by-step guide to reporting cryptocurrency scams to FBI IC3, FTC, SEC, CFTC, FCA, and other regulators worldwide. Includes what evidence to gather and direct links.
View Reporting GuideSeven actions for the first hour after a scam: stop further losses, try to halt the payment, preserve the evidence, and file the reports that actually get looked at.
Take the 7 stepsYour odds depend almost entirely on how you paid. Card, bank wire, crypto and gift card cases each get an honest answer and the deadline you are racing against.
See your oddsSent BTC to a scammer? The six Bitcoin scams that catch people most often, what tracing can realistically achieve, and the moves that matter in the first 48 hours.
Read the guideFifteen checks that separate a licensed broker from a fake crypto exchange or forex platform — including the withdrawal blocks and "tax before payout" demands that expose pig butchering.
Check the platformHow a fake relationship is built week by week and where it turns into a crypto investment pitch — plus the five warning signs that appear long before money is ever mentioned.
Read the guideSeven signs an offer is fake — work-from-home task scams, upfront training fees, cheque overpayments, recruiter impersonation — and what to do if you already sent money or ID documents.
Read the guideEight red flags of a fake store or Marketplace seller, how to claw a payment back after the item never arrives, and where to report the shop so it gets taken down.
Read the guideThe eight scams running on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp — hacked-friend messages, fake shops, giveaway bait — with the reporting route for each platform.
Read the guideFree Security & Finance Tools — No Account Required
ScamWebGuard offers 60 professional-grade tools completely free. Our cybersecurity tools analyze suspicious messages, URLs, email headers, crypto wallet addresses, and social profiles in real time. The crypto wallet checker validates blockchain addresses and links to live explorers. The scam detector applies 18 rule-based patterns used by professional fraud analysts.
Our personal finance calculators use real 2024 US federal tax brackets, current average mortgage rates, and state-specific tax rates. Every tool runs entirely in your browser — no data is sent to our servers. Your privacy is protected by design.
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Our toolset is deliberately narrow: security, fraud checking and personal finance. If you need general file and document utilities instead — merging or compressing PDFs, resizing and converting images, trimming video, or formatting and converting text and code — our sister site ToolMilo covers those categories with free browser-based tools that need no account. It is a better fit than anything we would build here, because file conversion is a different problem from fraud detection.