Rental Scam Checker
Paste a listing link or text and we'll instantly check it against 50 scam indicators, local price data, and other red flags.
Optional — adds local price context (rent vs. area average)
Private by design. Text you paste is analysed in your browser and isn't sent to us. If you submit a link, our server — or, for sites that block us, a free third-party reader service — fetches that public page to read it, then the analysis runs in your browser; the content isn't retained. How your data is handled.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We check for payment scams (wire transfers, gift cards, crypto), remote landlord tricks, pressure tactics, identity theft setups, suspicious pricing, listing quality issues, and country-specific patterns. 50 indicators in total.
Yes! We support 20+ platforms across 6 countries: Craigslist, Zillow, Apartments.com (US), Rightmove, Zoopla, SpareRoom, OpenRent (UK), Kijiji, Realtor.ca (Canada), Domain.com.au, Realestate.com.au (Australia), TradeMe (NZ), and Daft.ie (Ireland). Paste a URL and we auto-fetch the content, or paste listing text from any source.
No. No automated tool can guarantee a listing is legitimate. That result means we did not find many known scam indicators, but you should always verify in person before making any payment.
Do not send any money or personal information. Do not engage with the poster. Report the listing to the platform it was posted on, and to the official fraud body for your country, which is shown under your result (for example the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov in the US).