Investment & Trading App Scam Checker
Guaranteed returns, Telegram tips groups, apps from a link, a ‘tax’ to withdraw profits — check an investment pitch against the fake-trading fraud pattern SEBI keeps warning about.
Local rules only — no third-party service sees your text, and nothing is logged. An educational indicator, not a guarantee.
Questions people ask
How do I check if an adviser is genuine?
Look the name up on sebi.gov.in under registered intermediaries, and install apps only from the official app store, never from a link.
The app shows profits but will not let me withdraw.
Those profits were never real. Do not pay any ‘tax’ or ‘fee’ to release them — report at cybercrime.gov.in and SEBI SCORES.
Been hit and need a human?
Our team helps you draft, file and follow up with the bank and the cyber cell — leave your number for a free callback.
More on the Cyber Desk
- 🔗 Phishing link checkerPaste any link from an SMS, WhatsApp or e-mail. We check the domain against the tricks phishing sites use — lookalike brands, punycode, IP addresses, shorteners, throwaway extensions — instantly and without opening it.
- 💬 Message checkerPaste a suspicious SMS, WhatsApp or e-mail. The checker scores it against the scripts behind Indian frauds — OTP, KYC, prize, job, parcel, electricity and more — and tells you what to do.
- 📲 UPI fraud checkerCollect requests, ‘scan to receive’, PIN for a refund, screen-sharing apps, ‘sent by mistake’ — paste the message or describe the call and see which UPI trick it is.
- 🧑💻 Fake job detectorRegistration fees, ‘like YouTube videos’ tasks, Telegram-only HR, guaranteed selection — paste the offer and see the job-scam signals.
- 🪪 KYC scam checker‘Your KYC will expire today’, ‘SIM blocked in 24 hours’, ‘update PAN via this link’ — check the message against the KYC-scam script.
- 🔐 OTP request analyzerSomeone wants your OTP ‘to cancel a transaction’, ‘for delivery’ or ‘as the bank executive’. Paste what they said and see why it is a scam — and what to do if you already shared one.
The Cyber Desk provides educational tools, checklists and self-help drafts — not legal advice. For serious or high-value fraud, also consult the police and a qualified lawyer.