"Mom, My Phone Broke" Messenger Scams
A "family member" on a new number asking for ID photos, card details or an app install is messenger phishing. Verify in 3 steps. Free instant check.
DiagnoseSmishing & Phishing Guides — Spot Fake Texts
How to recognise the smishing texts that follow data breaches and holidays, check a link before you tap it, and what to do if you already did. Every guide has a free link check at the top.
Phishing — 8 guides
Clicked a Smishing Link? What to Do Now
Tapped a link in a scam text? Three plans: you only opened it, you typed details, or you installed an app. Free instant link check, no sign-up.
DiagnoseData Breach Compensation Texts: Real or Scam?
A "data breach compensation" text with your real name? Four checks tell real from fake: sender, link, what it asks, official notice. Free instant check.
DiagnoseFake Card Payment Alert Texts: Do Not Call Back
"Overseas payment approved, call us if not you" is bait to make you phone the scammer. Verify with the number on your card. Free instant check.
DiagnoseHow to Check Where a Short URL Really Goes
Short links like bit.ly or han.gl hide where they go. Three ways to see the final address without tapping, and how to read it. Free instant check.
DiagnoseParcel Delivery Smishing: Spot the Fake Text
"Parcel held: address incomplete" — real or scam? Check the link's final address, the tracking number and what it asks for. Free instant check.
DiagnoseTraffic Fine Text Scam: How to Tell It Apart
An "unpaid traffic fine" text with a link? Do not tap. Real notices come by post or verified e-notice. Three checks to spot the scam. Free instant check.
DiagnoseWedding & Obituary Text Scams (Smishing)
A mobile wedding invite or funeral notice that asks you to install an app is smishing, even from a friend's number. Three checks. Free instant check.
DiagnoseVoice phishing in Korea — National Police Agency figures
Losses in 2025 reached ₩1.26 trillion, 8.6× those of 2016. 79% came from scams impersonating investigators or financial institutions, the highest impersonation losses on record in 2025.
| Year | Impersonation | Loan fraud | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Losses (₩100M) | Cases | Losses (₩100M) | |
| 2025 | 13,323 | 9,884 | 10,037 | 2,694 |
| 2024 | 9,519 | 5,349 | 11,320 | 3,196 |
| 2023 | 11,314 | 2,364 | 7,588 | 2,108 |
| 2022 | 8,930 | 2,077 | 12,902 | 3,361 |
| 2021 | 7,017 | 1,741 | 23,965 | 6,003 |
| 2020 | 7,844 | 2,144 | 23,837 | 4,856 |
| 2019 | 7,219 | 2,506 | 30,448 | 3,892 |
| 2018 | 6,221 | 1,430 | 27,911 | 2,610 |
| 2017 | 5,685 | 967 | 18,574 | 1,503 |
| 2016 | 3,384 | 541 | 13,656 | 927 |
Impersonation calls and texts usually lead to a fake site or an app install link. Check a link you received before opening it. Phishing link check →