Double Check
Launched · September 7, 2026
What is Double Check?
Home Fraud Defense reviews messages reported by consumers and monitors emerging scam patterns. When a message demonstrates a pattern others should recognize, we may rebuild it with identifying details changed and share it as a Double Check.
Each Double Check is educational. It explains what the message is trying to accomplish, who it may target, why the approach can work, and one practical step to take next.
A real message. Would it have gotten past you?
Saturday 2:26 PM
Apple Payment Risk Notification: Abnormal consumption captured on your Apple ID at 9:35 on September 3. Order ID AID26052805. Amount: $509.16. Login address: Austin. Your iCloud synchronization, member subscription, and payment services are about to be restricted. Call the dedicated service line at +1 (888) •••-•••• to apply for order cancellation and account protection.
If you did not expect this message from an unknown sender, it may be spam.Scam, or not?
One a week, Monday morning. No account, no clock.
Past Double Checks
Any day, any message
Show us the message you received.
Get the known patterns it matches, in plain words, and the one thing to do next. Nothing is stored.
Check my messageHelp teach someone else
Share this Double Check.
Send this week’s message to a friend or family member and see what they think.
Have an example?
Share the one that almost got you—or someone you love.
Upload a screenshot or paste the message. We review it for patterns that could help protect others and change identifying details before anything could be shared publicly.