Built in Australia

Scam protection that works before you click.

Scam SafeGuard quietly checks every link before it opens — and warns you in plain English if something's not right.

Uses Google Web Risk threat data Free to start Your links, never your inbox contents

Uses Google Web Risk threat data

We check unfamiliar links against Google's Web Risk feed, a commercial threat database — plus public scam blocklists.

Global scam blocklists, updated daily

The same lists security professionals rely on to spot fakes.

Built & based in Australia

Tuned for the scams Australians actually get. Local accountability.

AI analysis helps spot new threats

Designed to flag brand-new scam sites that aren't on any blocklist yet.

$2.18B Lost by Australians to scams in a single year, and the most common way in is a single dangerous link. (National Anti-Scam Centre, Targeting Scams report, 2025 data)

One wrong click is all it takes.

Scam links arrive in texts, emails, and social media posts that look completely real. By the time a fake site has loaded, the damage can already be done.

Scam SafeGuard checks the link first — and warns you before the page opens, so you get the chance to stop before any harm is done.

Up and running in 60 seconds

Protection that looks after itself

No setup, no learning curve. Add it once and it quietly works in the background.

1

Add it to Chrome

One click to install. No account or credit card needed to start.

2

Browse like normal

Shop, read your email, scroll social media. You won't notice a thing.

3

We warn you about the dangerous ones

If a link looks risky, we hold the page and warn you first — in plain English — so you can decide.

What we protect you from

Real protection, in the places scams actually happen

Scam links on social media

Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are now the most common source of scams. Click a link from social media and we check where it really goes — before it opens.

Fake online shops

A website selling designer goods at impossible prices that launched last week? We check a site's age and patterns, and flag fake storefronts before you enter your card.

Suspicious texts & messages

Got a dodgy SMS or WhatsApp? Paste it into "Check a Message" and we'll scan every link inside it in seconds. Perfect for the AusPost, myGov, or Linkt text that doesn't look right.

Links inside Gmail & Outlook

One click checks every link in an email at once. We pull out just the web addresses and check each one.

We never read the message itself
Privacy by design

We check your links, not your correspondence.

Other browser security tools ask for full access to your inbox. We don't. Our email feature reads only the web addresses (links) in a message — not your subject lines, message text, sender details, or attachments.

We see the address on the envelope, never what's written inside.

This is how the feature is designed to work.
For families

Protect your parent — without looking over their shoulder.

Scams aimed at older Australians are common and costly — and the fallout is stressful for the whole family. Catching a dangerous link early makes all the difference.

Install Scam SafeGuard on a parent's laptop in 60 seconds. It runs quietly in the background, catching dangerous links before they cause harm — without ever watching what they browse.

With the Family plan, you get a simple weekly summary of what was checked and what was flagged — so you know their protection is working, without ever seeing their browsing history.

Your weekly Trusted Contact summary

Hi — here's how things went for Mum's browser this week.

214 links checkedAll clear as she browsed and shopped
1 dangerous site flaggedA fake "Australia Post" delivery page
No browsing history sharedYou see the summary, never the details
Local knowledge, global protection

Built in Australia. Backed by global threat databases.

Our scam blocklists and Google's threat database protect you everywhere. And because we're based in Australia, we know the local impersonations by name — the ones generic tools miss.

Fake myGov Fake Australia Post Fake Linkt toll Fake ATO refund Fake Centrelink Fake bank alert Fake Woolworths rewards
Honest pricing

Less than the big brands. No surprises.

Start free. Upgrade only if you want unlimited checks and family protection.

Monthly Annual Save up to 30%

Free

$0
Free forever
  • Link checking as you browse
  • Social media protection
  • 10 message checks a month
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Premium

$6.99/mo
billed monthly · for one person
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited message checks
  • Email link scanning
  • Fake shop deep checks
  • Maximum Protection — larger, clearer warnings

Family

$12.99/mo
billed monthly · up to 5 people
  • Everything in Premium
  • Protect up to 5 people
  • Weekly Trusted Contact digest
  • Protect Mum & Dad easily

No auto-renew traps. Cancel any time. Voluntary 30-day refund — in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

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Why I built this

I spent years studying how people are manipulated online. Then I built the protection I wished existed.

My background is in neuroscience — specifically how people think, decide, and get manipulated without realising it. Scam messages are engineered to exploit the same mental shortcuts that make us efficient: urgency, authority, familiarity, flow. When you're browsing normally, you're trusting. That's exactly when you're most vulnerable.

My PhD research focused on how digital design nudges people's decisions — the same levers scammers pull. I've also watched people I care about — people who are smart, careful, and capable — lose serious money to scams that were designed by professionals to be convincing. In some cases, life-changing amounts.

So I built Scam SafeGuard around one idea: protection that works with how people actually behave online, not against it. No friction. No jargon. Just a quiet layer that catches dangerous links before they do harm — whether you're technical or not.

— Josh, Founder · Scam SafeGuard

Good questions

The things people ask first

Is it really free?
Yes. The free plan checks links as you browse, protects you on social media, and includes 10 message checks a month — at no cost, forever. You only pay if you want unlimited checks, email scanning, or family protection.
Do you read my emails?
No. Our email feature reads only the web addresses (links) in a message — not your subject lines, message text, sender details, or attachments. This is how the feature is designed to work.
Will it slow down my browsing?
You shouldn't notice it. Checks typically take a fraction of a second in the background, and well-known sites open instantly with no check at all.
Can I protect my parents' privacy while still helping them?
Yes — that's exactly what the Family plan is designed for. You receive a weekly summary of how many links were checked and how many were flagged. You never see their actual browsing history. It's protection, not surveillance.
How do I cancel?
In a couple of clicks, any time, with no phone calls or hoops. If you cancel within 30 days of purchase, you can request our voluntary full refund — which is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

Browse with a little less worry.

Add Scam SafeGuard to Chrome in 60 seconds. It's free to start, and it quietly has your back from the very first link.

No account needed to start · We check your links, not your inbox contents · Cancel any time