Messages and emails
Paste the words and Ward checks pressure, impersonation and unusual requests.
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From “this feels wrong” to knowing what to do.
Show Ward the message, call or website in front of you. Ward checks the warning signs, explains them in plain English and gives you a safe next step.
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Ward noticed
Pressure to act now
A check, from start to finish
From a worrying message to a clear next step.
Paste what you received. Ward checks it, explains the warning signs and gives you practical actions in seconds.
Check a message
Ward’s assessment
This looks like a scam.
The sender creates urgency and sends you to a site that is not owned by HMRC.
Safest next step
Delete it and open GOV.UK yourself.
Technical checksIllustrative
- Official-domain matchFailed
The reserved example address is not a GOV.UK domain
- Lookalike-name scanFlagged
Uses “HMRC” inside an unrelated address
- Redirect inspectionExample
Runs for real public links; no live request in this illustration
- Domain and reputation lookupAvailable
Uses available live sources for real public links
- Language analysisFlagged
Urgency and a request for bank details
Start with what you have
Whatever they sent, just show Ward.
You do not need to identify the kind of scam first.
Screenshots
Upload what you can see when copying the words is difficult.
Links and websites
See where a link leads and what looks unusual before you open it.
Phone numbers
Check available reputation signals and community reports.
QR codes
Reveal the destination without opening it on your device.
Forwarded emails
Send a suspicious email to Ward and receive the result safely.
One calm process
Show. Check. Know.
Ward checks
Ward looks for known warning signs and independent reputation information.
Ward explains
You get a calm verdict and short, plain-language reasons.
You stay in control
Ward gives you numbered actions you can follow safely.
Protection after the check
Radar shows current warnings. Ward Family lets you ask someone you trust for a second opinion without sharing the original content.
Privacy first
Message text, images and recordings are not kept in Ward history
Ward and the specialist processors described in the privacy notice process them to produce a result. Ward keeps the shorter assessment in encrypted account history so it can sync across your signed-in devices; link, contact and breach history also contains the address you chose to check.
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