Scam text detector
Is this text a scam?
Fake package delivery, fake bank fraud alerts, IRS threats, "your grandson's in jail" — screenshot a suspicious text and MeMe Care reads it out loud and flags the phishing tells before anyone taps the link.
What it catches
The texts older adults get the most.
Most scam texts follow a pattern. MeMe Care recognizes the patterns a seasoned eye would catch — and says the warning signs out loud.
Fake delivery alerts.
"Your package is on hold. Confirm your address." MeMe Care spots impersonation of USPS, FedEx, UPS, and Amazon — especially when the link points to a stranger domain.
Fake bank fraud alerts.
"Someone used your debit card. Call this number." The number is the scam. MeMe Care flags urgency plus unfamiliar phone numbers before anyone dials.
Grandparent-scam texts.
"Grandma, I'm in trouble — don't tell Mom." MeMe Care recognizes emotional manipulation and slows the whole thing down.
How it works
Three steps. Voice in, voice out.
Built for the person holding the phone, not the person fixing it later.
- 1
Screenshot the text.
Take a screenshot of the suspicious message. MeMe Care walks through the screenshot step the first time, and never asks again.
- 2
Hear it explained.
A warm voice reads the text aloud and calls out anything that matches a scam pattern — in plain language, at a patient pace.
- 3
Ask anything back.
"Is this really FedEx?" "Is this a scam?" MeMe Care answers honestly and suggests confirming with someone you trust before tapping anything.
Why it matters
Smishing targets older adults on purpose.
Smishing — SMS phishing — cost Americans over $330 million in reported losses in 2022, per the FTC. Older adults are disproportionately targeted because scammers have learned older readers are more likely to trust authoritative language and less likely to click through to verify where a link actually goes.
MeMe Care isn't an SMS spam filter — Apple and Google offer those, and you can turn them on in your phone's settings. MeMe Care is the second opinion when one slips through: the moment before a link gets tapped or a number gets called.
And like with every scan, MeMe Care doesn't say "don't click." It describes what the text looks like, names the parts that match known scams, and suggests asking a trusted contact. The person holding the phone stays in charge.
Common questions.
Does MeMe Care read all my texts, or do I have to screenshot them?
Screenshot. MeMe Care never reads text messages without you handing them over — that's a privacy line we don't cross. The moment you screenshot a suspicious text and tap into MeMe Care, we read it. Otherwise we don't see it.
What about the built-in iPhone Messages filter — isn't that enough?
Apple's filter catches the obvious spam. MeMe Care handles the ones that get past it — where the sender is a real phone number, the message looks personal, and the scam is emotional or urgent. The two work well together.
What about scam phone calls and voicemails?
Photo, screen, and text are our current scope. Voicemail handling and live call screening aren't features MeMe Care builds today. We'll update you if that changes.
Does the screenshot get uploaded or saved anywhere?
The screenshot leaves the phone only long enough for MeMe Care to read it, then it's dropped. We keep the category and timestamp — never the screenshot, never the explanation. Same zero-retention rule as every scan.
Will my trusted contact see the scam texts I screenshot?
No. They'd see that a scam was flagged — not the text, not the details. You stay in control of what you share and when.
Be first to know.
MeMe Care is in private beta now — iPhone first, Android next. We'll email once when it's ready.