Does a clean ScamShield result mean a message is safe?

No. A clean result means no supported pattern was found in the submitted text. It is not a guarantee of safety, identity, legality or intent.

What should I do after a financial cyber fraud in India?

Act immediately. Preserve the message and transaction evidence, contact the relevant bank or payment provider, call India's National Cybercrime Helpline at 1930 and report through the official National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at cybercrime.gov.in.

ScamShield by Palimpsest · Telegram message checker

Check a suspicious Telegram message

Q: How can I check a suspicious Telegram message?

Open ScamShield by Palimpsest on Telegram and forward or paste the message. It checks supported combinations of payment pressure, credential requests, impersonation, fulfilment and other transaction mechanics, then returns the matched pattern, evidence limits and reporting steps.

Forward or paste the message to ScamShield. It looks for supported combinations of payment pressure, credential requests, impersonation, phishing, money-mule recruitment and other transaction mechanics—then shows what matched, what the result cannot prove and what to do next.

Open @Scamshield_2_bot How the check works Inspect the source

Evidence-boundedA match describes message mechanics. It is not a finding of guilt, identity, legality or verified loss.

No false reassuranceNo supported match is not the same as safe. Verify identities and payment requests independently.

Privacy-minimizedRaw sample storage is off by default. Never submit passwords, OTPs, PINs or seed phrases.

How the Telegram check works

Forward or paste

Open the private bot chat and send the suspicious message. ScamShield does not see all of Telegram and cannot inspect a message you do not submit.

Check combined mechanics

The detector looks for supported combinations—such as urgency plus a payment rail or impersonation plus a credential request—rather than treating one alarming word as proof.

Read the limits and act

The reply provides an evidence tier, matched mechanics, limits and reporting steps. Preserve the original message and verify through a separate trusted channel.

Direct answers

Does a clean ScamShield result mean the message is safe?

No. It means the submitted text did not match a currently supported combination. New scam scripts, missing context and off-platform behavior can all escape a text check.

Does a match prove the sender committed a crime?

No. A match is pattern evidence for triage. It does not establish identity, intent, guilt, legality, the origin of funds or that a transaction occurred. Human review is required before moderation, reporting or publication.

What data may be retained?

The submitted text is used to produce the reply. Indicators and privacy-minimized assessment records may be retained for review; raw message sample storage is off by default. Do not send secrets or material you are not authorized to share. Read the bot’s /privacy response before using it with sensitive material.

If money has already moved in India

Act immediately: preserve the message and transaction evidence, contact the relevant bank or payment provider, call the National Cybercrime Helpline at 1930, and report through the official National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. ScamShield is a triage tool, not an emergency service or a replacement for law enforcement, your bank or legal advice.

Inspect the evidence boundary

The public ScamShield intelligence pack lists reviewed typologies and source-support levels without publishing submitted messages or exact indicators. Developers can inspect the OpenAPI contract, local MCP tools and tests in the public repository.

ScamShield by Palimpsest · Public guide updated 13 August 2026 · Free to use · Pattern evidence for triage, never a finding of guilt or a guarantee of safety.