Scam Sentinel

Built by a working cyber fraud detective.

Scams don't sound
like scams
anymore.

Scammers want you to act before you think. Scam Sentinel gives you a second opinion before you send money, share information, or trust the person on the other end.

Calls · Texts · Emails · Links · Social media

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Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play, for iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Bring what worries you. Get a plain assessment.

Show Scam Sentinel what landed in front of you. It explains what looks legitimate or suspicious and gives you a practical next step.

Check

Paste or forward what you received, or use the guided check while a caller is still on the line. Scam Sentinel gives you an assessment and explains the reasons behind it.

Scan a QR or link

Point the camera at a QR code or tap a link and Scam Sentinel checks where it really goes before you do.

Family Circle

Loop in someone you trust, if you want to. They can be there when the phone rings, and you stay in control.

Learn the plays

Short, plain lessons explain the tactics in current scams, so familiar pressure and impersonation patterns are easier to recognize.

What makes it different

A risk score is a starting point. Scam Sentinel investigates.

Some scams unfold through a relationship or situation rather than a single bad link. A romance builds over months. A caller sounds like your bank. Then comes an urgent favor. Scam Sentinel looks beyond the item you share and asks questions about what is happening around it.

It reasons like an investigator

Instead of scoring a message, it asks the next question a fraud investigator would ask, and shows you in plain language what makes the picture look better or worse.

It stays on the case

A worry becomes an open case Scam Sentinel can check back on over days and weeks, looking for changes such as a new money request or a video call that never happens.

It tells you what to do

More than a risk score. What is likely happening, the one thing to do right now, how to confirm it yourself, and who to run it past before you act.

Automated checks examine technical signals. Guided investigation adds the context a scanner alone does not have. Together, they build a clearer picture.

An adult daughter leaning in to help her older mother set up Scam Sentinel on her phone at a sunny kitchen table, both smiling.

For families

For the daughter who worries, and the son who can't be there every time the phone rings.

Give your mom or dad a way to ask for a second opinion, and turn on Family Circle if they want you involved. When a check raises concern, they can send it to you, and you can help them think it through without taking over.

How setup works

  1. Your parent installs Scam Sentinel and opens Family Circle.
  2. They tap Invite your helper, and the app shows a code.
  3. You scan it, or they text you the code to type in. You do not need to be in the same room.

What you see: only the checks your parent sends you, the result and the message they checked. You never see their other messages. Either of you can end the link at any time.

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The call no family wants

"Grandma, it's me, I'm in trouble, don't tell anyone." A familiar voice is no longer proof of who is calling. Family Circle gives everyone a separate way to check before money is sent.

The panic-call defense

Verify the person, not the voice.

Voice cloning means "it sounded just like her" is not proof anymore. One tap sends a separate verification request to your Family Circle, so a family member can respond from their own device before you decide what to do.

1

Tap "Verify a family emergency"

One tap sends a request outside the phone call to the people in your Family Circle.

2

Your real family answers

They respond from their own phone to say whether they made the call and whether they are safe.

3

You see their response

Scam Sentinel shows who responded and what they reported, giving you information from outside the suspicious call.

A cloned voice cannot answer for your real family. Only they can.

The real problem

You can't tell anymore. That is the point of a modern scam, and it is exactly why a second opinion helps.

The people who lose money to fraud are not careless. They are targeted by professionals with scripts, spoofed caller ID, and urgency built to rush you past the moment of doubt. Scam Sentinel is that moment of doubt, made useful.

An illustration of a phone with an incoming call from 'Mom,' with a scammer's manipulation script visible bleeding in from above: urgent, don't tell anyone, I need some help, can you get gift cards.

What federal regulators say

“When consumers are informed about specific types of scams and understand perpetrators’ tactics, they are more likely to recognize a scam and are less likely to engage with a perpetrator or lose money.”

Interagency Statement on Elder Financial Exploitation, issued by the Federal Reserve, CFPB, FDIC, FinCEN, NCUA, OCC and state financial regulators, December 2024. Repeated by FinCEN, part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in its September 2026 alert on scam centers.

That is the idea Scam Sentinel is built on. Every check explains what is likely happening and why, in plain language, so the next scam is easier to recognize.

Quoted from public federal guidance. No government agency endorses Scam Sentinel.

The reality for older adults

Older adults are targeted the hardest. Not because they are careless.

$7.7B
lost by Americans age 60 and older to online scams in 2025
201,266
reports from Americans age 60 and older
$38,500
average loss for a victim 60 and older, nearly double the overall average
12,444
seniors who each lost more than $100,000

They are targeted by professionals with scripts built to rush anyone past doubt. Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), 2025 Internet Crime Report.

Scams making the rounds this week.

Real scam warnings from government agencies and local news, in plain language. See the tactics behind current scams and the warning signs to look for.

See all scam news →
KITV4 Honolulu News outlet

November 2, 2026

FBI warns Hawaii residents of fake law enforcement scam calls

Scammers pose as federal law enforcement agents to frighten or pressure people into giving money or personal information. The FBI's Honolulu office reports the scheme is growing among Hawaii residents.

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WSOC ABC Charlotte News outlet Targets seniors

November 2, 2026

Victims lose thousands of dollars in ‘cereal box scam’

Callers pose as bank fraud staff and pressure older adults to withdraw cash for a supposed fingerprint check. Victims in one Florida county lost nearly $70,000 in two weeks.

See the warning signs →
KOAA NBC5 Colorado Springs News outlet

November 2, 2026

They were told they won $850,000. The scammer wanted money first

A caller tells the target they won a large sweepstakes prize, then demands fees before the prize can be released. The fees grow with each request and must be paid with gift cards.

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Coming soon.

Apple Watch showing a Scam Sentinel alert: likely a scam, an impostor bank call to Mom, with a Call Mom button.

Family Circle alerts, on your Apple Watch

Scam Sentinel brings Family Circle notifications and verification requests to Apple Watch.

  • A tap when a check raises concern. With Family Circle on, an alert can reach your wrist when your mom or dad sends you a check.
  • Verify, right from your wrist. Getting a panic call? Tap "Verify a family emergency" to ask your Family Circle to respond through their own devices.
  • Just say the word. "Hey Siri, verify a family emergency." Hands free, the moment you need it most.

Known scam sites blocked before they load

This optional layer checks web connections across your phone against an actively updated list of known scam domains.

  • Checks web connections across apps. When it is on, the network-wide check applies in your browser and in apps that open web connections.
  • Off until you say otherwise. This is entirely your choice. It stays off unless you turn it on, and you can turn it back off just as easily. Nothing changes on your phone without you asking for it.
  • Backed by real, current scam intelligence. It uses an actively updated list of known scam domains drawn from the same threat intelligence used in Scam Sentinel's other checks.

This is one layer, not complete protection. A scam with no link, or one using an otherwise legitimate site, may require a separate check and your own judgment.

Honest help, not fear.

AI analysis, plus a detective's rules

Scam Sentinel examines what you share, checks it against current scam activity, and applies detection rules shaped by years of real fraud investigations.

An assessment with reasons

It explains the signals behind its assessment in plain language, rather than showing only a risk score.

Dignity, not shame

Scammers are practiced at creating pressure and confusion. We explain what we found without blaming you for asking.

Built in the USA

Made for US scam threats, with your privacy first. We never sell your data.

We don't sell dark web monitoring.

Your information is already out there. So is everyone's. The big breaches happened years ago, and no product can take your data back off the dark web. Paying a monthly fee to be told it leaked does not stop a single scam. It tells you about a past you can't change, not the one thing that actually empties accounts: the call, text, or email that reaches you next week and pressures you to act right now. That moment is what Scam Sentinel is for.

Our promises to you

  • No surprise charges. You're charged the price shown, with no free trial, and you can cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play subscriptions.
  • We never sell your data. Ever. No ads, no data brokers.
  • We explain every result in plain words, and we never use fear to sell you anything.
  • Plain verdicts that show their work, and cite the source when we flag something.

Who's behind Scam Sentinel

Built by a working cyber fraud detective, not a security firm.

Most fraud-prevention software is built by people who study scams from the outside. Scam Sentinel was built by a working cyber fraud detective, and the experience he has gained from years of real investigations shaped how it reads a scam and what it tells you to do next. It comes from Sentinel Vault, the security firm he also runs, which trains businesses and law enforcement to recognize and respond to fraud. But the edge here isn't a firm's playbook. It's a detective's experience.

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Start free. Upgrade when you want more.

Planned pricing at launch. Every yearly plan saves about 37% over paying monthly.

Free

$0

No card needed

  • The phone call, payment and romance checks
  • One full message check a day, then basic checks
  • 25 link and QR scans a day
  • Two investigations a month
  • The step-by-step recovery plan
  • Your check history for the last 30 days
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Sentinel+

$29.99 a year

or $3.99 a month

  • Everything in the free plan
  • No daily limit on message, link and QR checks for everyday use
  • Deep link scans that follow the link to where it really goes
  • Unlimited investigations
  • Phone number lookups
  • Scam calls labeled and scam texts sent to Junk on iPhone; scam calls blocked on Android
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Best for families

Family Sentinel

You and one family member

$59.99 a year

or $7.99 a month

You and up to three

$67.99 a year

or $8.99 a month

  • Everything in Sentinel+
  • Family Circle, to loop in the people you trust
  • Family Verify for the family emergency call
  • Alerts when your family sends you a check
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Prices in US dollars. There is no free trial: ask within 14 days of a charge and we refund it in full (see our refund promise). Billed by Apple on iPhone and Google on Android. Everyday use has a fair-use limit. Prices may change before launch.

A second opinion, in your pocket.

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