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Feature // URL Deep Inspection
URL Deep Inspection
A link can claim to be anything. URL Deep Inspection is FraudScope’s Pro feature that follows a link to reveal its true destination, how old the site is, and whether its security certificate holds up, so a disguised link has nowhere to hide.
What it is
The truth behind a link
Phishing links disguise their destination with lookalike domains, shorteners, and redirects. URL Deep Inspection cuts through that by following the link and reporting what is really on the other side.
It shows the true final destination, how recently the domain was registered, and whether its security certificate is valid, three facts that quickly expose a freshly built scam site.
What it reveals
What URL Deep Inspection reports
- The link’s true final destination after any redirects.
- How new the domain is, since scam sites are often days old.
- Whether the site has a valid security certificate.
- Lookalike or mismatched domains hiding behind friendly link text.
In practice
A link that is not what it says
Privacy
The one feature that uses the internet
URL Deep Inspection is the single FraudScope feature that contacts the internet, because checking a link’s real destination requires reaching out to it. FraudScope tells you before it does, every time, so the privacy promise stays honest.
Everything else, reading and scoring a message, happens entirely on your device with no network requests.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is URL Deep Inspection free?
Detailed URL Deep Inspection is a Pro feature. FraudScope will always tell you before it contacts the internet to check a link, since this is the only part of the app that uses a network connection.
Why does FraudScope need the internet for this when it is otherwise on-device?
Checking where a link truly leads means actually following it, which requires reaching the internet. That is why URL Deep Inspection is the one exception to the on-device rule, and why FraudScope discloses it before each check. All message analysis stays on your device.
Does FraudScope send my messages anywhere?
No. Analysis runs entirely on your iPhone with no network connection. The only time it contacts the internet is if you choose to inspect a link’s destination, and it tells you before it does.
Will FraudScope catch every scam?
No tool can. FraudScope is strongest with the full content of a message and weaker with a bare screenshot that has no link or sender. It is a powerful second opinion, not a guarantee. When in doubt, slow down and check with someone you trust.
Read the scam before it reads you
FraudScope explains what a suspicious message is really trying to do, entirely on your iPhone. Now available on the App Store.