Phishing• 4 min read
Phishing Link Checker: How to Vet a URL Without Clicking
Never click a suspicious link to 'see what happens'. There are safer ways.
Unfurl shorteners
Use a URL expander to see the real destination of bit.ly / t.co / cutt.ly links.
Check domain age
Anything under 30 days old is a strong scam signal.
Look at the TLD
.zip, .top, .xyz, .win — overrepresented in phishing.
TLS does not equal safe
Padlock just means encrypted, not legitimate. Most phishing sites have HTTPS now.
The bottom line
Paste the link into ScamGuard on WhatsApp — we unfurl, check WHOIS, threat-intel feeds and breach data in one go.