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Check if an SMS is a scam by pasting it into any AI

A quick habit for suspicious texts. Paste the message into any AI, ask one question, and read the red flags it lists.

Got an SMS saying your electricity will be cut tonight? Don't tap anything yet. Messages like this empty bank accounts every single day.

The check is small. Paste the message into any AI and ask one question. It spots the red flags in seconds.

What the AI points out

In the reel's example, the AI picks out three things.

The fake deadline. The message says the cut happens tonight, and that deadline is one of the red flags.

The strange link. The message wants you to tap a link, and the AI flags it as strange.

The threat. In this case it's the threat of a cut to your electricity.

None of this needs special tooling. You aren't installing anything or training anything. You're pasting text into an AI you already have and reading what it lists.

How to use it

Start by leaving the message alone. Don't tap the link.

Then copy the text and paste it into any AI assistant. Ask it for the red flags in the message. Read what it lists and compare that to the three signs above.

The reel offers the exact prompt separately. Comment JUGAAD and you'll get it by DM. The idea is simple enough that you could write your own version, as long as you ask the AI for the red flags.

One rule to remember

No real company asks you to fix things through an SMS link. If a text tells you to sort something out by tapping a link, you already have your answer before you ask the AI. The AI shows you the red flags. The rule gives you the decision.

If it is a scam

Report it. Scams can be reported on the 1930 helpline.

Next time a text threatens to cut something off tonight, paste it into an AI, ask for the red flags, and keep your thumb off the link.

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