PharuneIs it a scam? Check before you click, pay or reply.
Pharune checks suspicious texts, emails, links and screenshots for signs of a scam. It does this on your phone, privately, and explains exactly what looks wrong and what to do next.
Join the early access list How it works
Clear answers, not just a red flag
Most scam checkers give you a verdict and leave it there. Pharune shows you why, so you learn to spot the next one yourself.
Private by design
Checks happen on your phone. Your messages and screenshots aren’t uploaded, and there’s no account to create.
Explains every result
Fake-looking websites, requests for card details or codes, pressure tactics, “safe account” tricks. Each warning is spelled out in plain English.
Built for UK scams
Knows the organisations scammers copy most (HMRC, DVLA, Royal Mail, Evri, the big banks) and points you to 7726, 159 and Report Fraud.
Ask someone you trust
Send a worrying message to your son, daughter or a friend in one tap, before you do anything.
Evidence report
Lost money? Create a PDF of the message, the warning signs and your reference numbers for your bank or Report Fraud.
Works with screenshots
Screenshot a suspicious text or email, or photograph a letter, and Pharune reads it for you.
How it works
- Paste, share or scan. Paste a message or link, or scan a screenshot or photo.
- See the result. Low risk, Suspicious or High risk, with every reason explained.
- Know what to do next. Report it, block it, or ask someone you trust, with UK reporting routes built in.
- Fake-looking Royal Mail website
- Asks for a “redelivery fee” and card details
- Creates time pressure (“within 24 hours”)
An honest note
Pharune is a helpful second opinion, not a guarantee. Scammers change their tricks all the time, and no checker catches everything. If something feels wrong, contact the organisation using details you already trust, never the ones in the message. For your bank, call 159.