Last updated: 24 June 2026
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The content here is not legal, financial, investment, tax, accounting, cybersecurity, or regulatory advice, and reading it does not create an advisor–client or other professional relationship. It cannot account for your individual circumstances. Before acting on anything that materially affects your money, identity, or legal position, seek advice from a suitably qualified professional or an official UK body — for example the FCA, Citizens Advice, or your bank’s published fraud line.
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Scam tactics change constantly. No guide, and no result from the AI scam checker, can guarantee that a particular message, email, website, listing, phone call, or investment is either safe or fraudulent. A “probably legitimate” result is not a green light, and the absence of a warning is not a guarantee of safety. Always verify independently through an official channel you find yourself — never through a link, phone number, or payment detail supplied in the suspicious message.
About the AI scam checker
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