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Free Australia link safety tool

Check a suspicious link before you open it.

Paste a link from an SMS, email, invoice, online shop, fake support page, short link or QR code preview. We check the link without opening it on your device and explain the warning signs in plain English.

Important: a clean result is not a guarantee. For banking, payments, deliveries, myGov, ATO, Microsoft, Apple or Facebook, open the official app or type the real website yourself.
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Your IT & Tech Mates Suspicious URL Checker helping Australians check scam links, short links, QR codes, invoice links and online shop URLs before clicking, logging in or paying.
Plain-English link safety help for SMS links, QR codes, invoices, fake support links and online shops.
Triage first

What happened? Choose the safest starting point.

Use this as a first-check triage system. Start with the situation, then move to the safest next step before paying for help.

Before I actI have not clicked, paid, logged in or installed anything yet.Start this checker Money or card details sharedPayment, PayID, gift card, crypto, bank transfer or card details were involved.Bank-first steps Clicked or shared detailsA password, one-time code, personal information or account login may have been shared.Recovery helper Call, pop-up or remote accessSomeone asked to install an app, share a screen, provide codes or give remote access.Remote access check Helping someone elseI am supporting a parent, friend, senior or colleague and want a calm no-shame path.No-shame guide
Safety rule: If money is missing, contact your bank first. If anyone is unsafe or threatened, call 000. Do not share passwords, one-time codes, card numbers or ID details in these tools.
How to use it safely

Copy the link, do not open it.

1. Copy the link text

Long press or right click to copy the link. Do not tap through to the page if the message feels suspicious.

2. Paste it below

You can paste a full message too. We only send the selected link to the link-checking backend.

3. Verify separately

If money, login, ID, remote access or delivery fees are involved, use the official app, typed website or trusted phone number.

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Step 1 · Paste the link or message

Paste the suspicious link here

Paste the link, short link, QR code destination, online shop URL, invoice payment link, fake support link, or the short message that contains it.

Why are you checking it?

We do not need passwords, codes, card numbers, full bank details, ID numbers or private business records.

What this tool combines

One link checker for the common scam link situations.

Suspicious Link CheckerPaste any link before opening it. Short Link Safety CheckCheck bit.ly, tinyurl, t.co and other shortened links. QR Code Scam CheckerPaste the URL shown by your camera preview before you open it. Invoice Link Safety CheckerCheck payment portal and supplier-change links. SMS Link CheckerCheck parcel, toll, bank and myGov style SMS links. Fake Support Link CheckerCheck Microsoft, Apple, antivirus or remote-support style links. Online Shop Safety CheckerCheck unknown shop, sale, ticket, rental or deposit links.
Australia scam safety

When a link involves money or accounts, verify outside the message.

The safest action is usually to open the official app yourself, type the known website, or call a trusted number already saved in your records.

Report scams

Scamwatch

Report suspicious scam messages and links to the ACCC Scamwatch service.

Open Scamwatch
Cyber incident

ReportCyber

If someone clicked, paid, gave access or lost money, ReportCyber can help with Australian cyber incident reporting.

Open ReportCyber
Already clicked?

Recovery helper

Use our recovery helper to make a calm action list before calling your bank, provider or local tech help.

Start recovery helper
Related scam safety help

Check the right thing before you click, pay or reply.

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Share this safety check

Scams spread fast. Sharing this free checker with family, friends or work colleagues may help them pause before they lose money or share personal information.

Free tool first, human help when needed

Want someone to check the device or accounts with you?

See the Scam Safety Help service for calm, hands-on device and account checks after a suspicious call, message, payment or remote-access incident.

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Use this result in context

A tool result is more useful when you can compare it with a practical guide, a genuine Your IT & Tech Mates example and the service that handles the issue. Use the links below instead of treating this result as a diagnosis or quote.

Authority pillarScam Safety & Digital Safety

See the wider topic journey and related decisions.

Practical guideHow to check whether a website link is safe

Read the checks, trade-offs and safe next steps in context.

Examples from our own workFake Telstra scam call case

See how a related real-world support problem was approached.

Relevant serviceScam Safety Help Melbourne

Use this when the issue needs technician-confirmed help.

Need a technician to review the actual situation?

QuoteMe keeps the request in the existing customer workflow. A tool result does not approve work, set a final price or replace a technician diagnosis.

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Free tool guidance

Check before relying on this result

This free tool provides general guidance from the answers you choose. It may be incomplete or inaccurate and is not a confirmed diagnosis, safety clearance, professional assessment, fixed quote or guarantee of an outcome.

For safety, security, money, legal rights, health, data loss or destructive changes, verify the result with a current official source or an appropriate qualified person. To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss caused by relying on free, unconfirmed tool output instead of obtaining that help. Nothing here removes rights that cannot be excluded under Australian law.

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