HedgieTools

Link and mail checker

Text check: English only

Paste a link, a text message or an email, or import an .eml file: see where each link really leads and spot common traps (fake brands, look-alike letters, hidden redirects, fake senders, pressure tactics), without opening anything.

1. Your link or message

Paste an address, a whole text message or an email, or import an .eml file: the tool finds the links inside.

The analysis runs in your browser. Links are never opened, and nothing is sent or saved.

2. Where this link really leads

Only the domain counts: it is the website you will land on.

Paste a link to see its destination

You will land on

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  • Protocol—
  • Sub-domains—
  • Domain—
  • Extension—
  • Path—
  • Parameters—

3. What the tool checked

The most serious points first.

  • —ProtocolWaiting for a link.
  • —The misleading “@”Waiting for a link.
  • —Misleading lettersWaiting for a link.
  • —Brand imitationWaiting for a link.
  • —Shortened linkWaiting for a link.
  • —Domain extensionWaiting for a link.
  • —Hidden redirectWaiting for a link.
  • —File to downloadWaiting for a link.

The tool spots signs in the address: it does not visit the site. A link with no sign can still be a trap. If in doubt, do not go through the link: type the address of the official site yourself.

Paste a suspicious link, a text message or an email, or import the email as an .eml file: the tool shows where each link really leads and points out the signs that give a scam away, without ever opening a link.

How to spot a dangerous link

In an address, only the domain counts: the last two words before the first “/”, like “paypal.com”. Everything to its left can be chosen freely by anyone. “paypal.com.secure-account.xyz” therefore leads to “secure-account.xyz”, not to PayPal.

Paste the whole message, or import the email

Paste a single link, or the whole text message or email: the tool finds every link in it, analyzes them one by one, and spots in the text the usual scam tactics (urgency, a blocked parcel, a small amount to pay, a fine, a request for a code or a card number). An email saved as an .eml file can be imported: the tool then reads the real address behind each button, compares it with the text shown, and checks the sender, the reply address and the attachments.

What the tool can't know

The tool does not visit the link and does not consult any blacklist. A scam site with an innocent-looking name can go unnoticed. The tactics in the text are only spotted in English wording: a message in another language is still checked link by link, but its wording is not read. If in doubt, do not click: go to the official site by typing its address yourself.

Nothing is sent

The analysis runs entirely in your browser. Links are never opened, an imported email is read here and shown as plain text, and nothing is sent or saved.

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