Fromensics
Check anything
Check a text message, link or bank account
Not every scam arrives by email. Paste a text message, a link, a domain or a bank account into Check anything, and Fromensics checks it on your device.
Check anything
Open the Fromensics side panel. Check anything is at the top: “Paste a message, link, domain, or bank account.” Three examples show what it takes:
| Example | What you paste |
|---|---|
| A text message | Your parcel is on hold. Pay the £1.99 redelivery fee within 24 hours: parcel-redelivery.example/pay |
| A link | https://sterlingcooper-partners.example/invoices/1048 |
| A bank account | LT12 1000 0111 0100 1000 |
It asks what the text doesn’t say
A pasted message doesn’t carry a sender or headers, so Fromensics asks a few short questions, with tap-to-answer choices:
- Who does it say it’s from?
- What number or address sent it? A text message · WhatsApp or chat · I don’t know
- What does it want you to do? Pay · Click a link · Log in · Send details · Call a number
- Did it include a link? Paste it if you have it.
- Have you dealt with them before?
You can stop at any point with Answer now. The answer so far is shown as you go, and See the full answer opens the report. The footer reads “Pasted text · checked on this device”.
Pasted bank account
Fromensics can’t tell who owns an account.
Before you pay it, confirm it with them on a number you already have.
Right-click on any site
Select suspicious text, or right-click a link, and choose Check with Fromensics. The side panel opens and checks it right away. Only what you selected is handed over, not the rest of the page.
Questions
Does it read my text messages or WhatsApp?
No. It checks only what you paste or right-click. Nothing is read from your phone or other apps.
Is a pasted link opened?
No. Fromensics reads the link in code. It goes online only if you choose a lookup, and then it sends the domain, not what you pasted.