India · United Kingdom · Australia
Pause before you act. Verify before you trust. Respond before the money moves.
TRACE Shield is a human-AI safety system for India, the UK, and Australia. Every verdict is explainable, arrives instantly, and never leaves your browser to get there.
Explainable. Private. Instant.
Not a black-box AI, not a cloud service that reads your messages, and not a wait. This is the ground we stand on.
Explainable
Every risk level traces back to named signals, not a hidden score. You see exactly why, not just a verdict.
Private
Nothing you check ever leaves your browser. No server, no external AI call, no exceptions.
Instant
A full, explainable answer in under a second, right in the page. No app to install, no account, no waiting.
This is what you get
Paste what you received, an explainable answer comes back in seconds. Two real examples, a scam and a genuine message, so you can see both ends of the same check.
SMS received
Dear customer, your bank account will be blocked today. Share the OTP sent to your phone immediately to verify your KYC. Click here: xyz-kyc-verify.xyz
Why
- The message asks you to share an OTP, PIN, CVV, or verification code.
- The message threatens that your account, card, or service will be blocked or suspended.
- The link uses an unfamiliar domain, not the address your bank's real website normally uses.
Do now
- Do not click the link, share any OTP/PIN, install anything, or make any payment.
- Stop and verify through an official app or a number you already have saved.
Email received
Dear Customer, your monthly account statement for August is now available in your net banking portal. Please log in to your account as usual to view or download it. Thank you for banking with us.
Why
- No known scam-pattern signals were matched in the text or link provided.
Do now
- No high-risk signals were found, but stay cautious with anything asking for money or personal details.
- If in doubt, contact the organisation directly using details you already have, not ones from this message.
An illustrative example, shown for demonstration. Your own checks never leave your browser.
What it detects
Explainable signals across message content, payment requests, and links, not a single hidden score. Coverage includes Hindi and Hinglish patterns alongside English.
OTP, PIN & CVV requests
Messages asking you to share a one-time code, PIN, or card verification number.
Fake KYC update messages
Urgent 'update your KYC' links, one of the most common bank-impersonation scams in India.
Bank, government & police impersonation
Messages claiming to be from a bank, tax office, customs, or law enforcement.
Lottery, prize & refund scams
Unexpected wins, prizes, or refunds designed to get you to act fast.
Secrecy & pressure tactics
Requests to keep something confidential or decide immediately, without time to check.
Advance-fee scams
Small 'fees' requested before releasing a larger payment, job, or parcel.
Gift-card payment requests
Being asked to buy a gift card and hand over the code, an irreversible payment.
Job & investment scams
Guaranteed returns, unrealistic pay, or risk-free investment promises.
Remote-access tech-support scams
Callers asking you to install AnyDesk, TeamViewer, or similar to 'fix' your device.
Malicious app installs
Links to install an APK or app directly, bypassing official app stores.
UPI / QR 'receive money' tricks
Being asked to scan a QR code or enter a UPI PIN to 'receive' a payment, when those steps can only send money out.
Invoice & bank-detail-change fraud
Supplier or payroll payment-detail changes, a common business email compromise pattern.
Cash-on-delivery doorstep scams
Fake order or parcel messages, and unfamiliar delivery agents pressuring immediate cash payment, often targeting senior citizens.
Lookalike & typosquat domains
Links a character or two away from a real bank or brand name, or mixing lookalike scripts.
Disguised links
Hidden-redirect tricks, deeply nested subdomains, and direct links to executable files.
'Digital arrest' & call impersonation
Callers posing as police, banks, or government agencies over WhatsApp or video call, demanding money, OTPs, or remote access.
See the full engine methodology on the about page.
This is not a rare problem
Scams reach everyone through the same channels used every day, an SMS, a call, a WhatsApp message. Current, official figures show the scale.
₹22,845.73 crore
India, 2024
Lost to cyber fraud, more than triple 2023's ₹7,465 crore, in data placed before Parliament by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs, via Parliament
£1.28 billion
United Kingdom, 2025
Stolen from bank customers across more than 4 million fraud cases, up 4% on the year before, per UK Finance's Annual Fraud Report.
Source: UK Finance, Annual Fraud Report 2026
$2.18 billion
Australia, 2025
Lost to scams, up 7.8% on the year before, across 481,523 reports to the National Anti-Scam Centre.
Source: ACCC, National Anti-Scam Centre
The trend is up, not down
Multi-year, government and industry-reported figures for each market. See the full detail and sources on the about page.
India
Financial losses reported to NCRP (₹ crore)
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs, tabled in Lok Sabha
United Kingdom
Total fraud losses (£ million)
Source: UK Finance, Annual Fraud Report 2026
Australia
Total scam losses (A$ billion)
Source: ACCC / National Anti-Scam Centre, Targeting Scams reports
A six-layer human-AI safety system
Identify the risk, stop the risky action, detect the pattern, verify with someone you trust, respond fast, and learn safely, without ever taking the decision out of your hands.
Have something suspicious in front of you right now?
It takes under a minute.