The tables have turned. Now you can use AI to spot and block scam texts before they do you harm.
You might have heard how scammers have tapped into the power of AI. It provides them with powerful tools to create convincing-looking scams on a massive scale, which can flood your phone with annoying and malicious texts.
The good news is that we use AI too. And we have for some time to keep you safe. Now, we’ve put AI to use in another powerful way—to put an end to scam texts on your phone.
Our new Text Scam Detector automatically identifies and alerts you if it detects a dangerous URL in your texts. No more wondering if a package delivery message or bank notification is real or not. Our patented AI technology instantaneously detects malicious links to stop you before you click by sending an alert. And as a second line of defense, it can block risky sites if you accidentally follow a scam link in a text, email, social media, and more.
Stop scam texts and their malicious links.
The time couldn’t be more right for this kind of protection. Last year, Americans lost $330 million to text scams alone, more than double the previous year, with an average reported loss of $1,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The deluge of these new sophisticated AI-generated scams is making it harder than ever to tell what’s real from what’s fake.
Which is where our use of AI comes in. With it, you can turn the table on scammers and their AI tools.
Here’s a closer look at how Text Scam Detector works:
- Proactive and automatic protection: Get notifications about a scam text before you even open the message. After you grant permission to scan the URLs in your texts, Text Scam Detector takes charge and will let you know which texts aren’t safe and shouldn’t be opened.
- Patented and powerful AI: McAfee’s AI runs in real-time and is constantly analyzing and processing millions of malicious links from around the world to provide better detection. This means Text Scam Detector can protect you from advanced threats including new zero-day threats that haven’t been seen before. McAfee’s AI continually gets smarter to stay ahead of cybercriminals to protect you even better.
- Simple and easy to use: When you’re set up, Text Scam Detector goes to work immediately. No copying or pasting or checking whether a text or email is a scam. We do the work for you and the feature will alert you if it detects a dangerous link and blocks risky sites in real time if you accidentally click.
How do I get Text Scam Detector?
Text Scam Detector is free for most existing customers, and free to try for new customers.
Most McAfee customers now have Text Scam Detector available. Simply update your app. There’s no need to purchase or download anything separately. Set up Text Scam Detector in your mobile app, then enable Safe Browsing for extra protection or download our web protection extension for your PC or Mac from the McAfee Protection Center. Some exclusions apply¹.
For new customers, Text Scam Detector is available as part of a free seven-day trial of McAfee Mobile Security. After the trial period, McAfee Mobile Security is $2.99 a month or $29.99 annually for a one-year subscription.
As part of our new Text Scam Detector, you can benefit from McAfee’s risky link identification on any platform you use. It can block dangerous links should you accidentally click on one, whether that’s through texts, emails, social media, or a browser. It’s powered by AI as well, and you’ll get it by setting up Safe Browsing on your iOS² or Android device—and by using the WebAdvisor extension on PCs, Macs, and iOS.
Scan the QR code to download Text Scam Detector from the Google App Store
Yes, the tables have turned on scammers.
AI works in your favor. Just as it has for some time now if you’ve used McAfee for your online protection. Text Scam Detector takes it to a new level. As scammers use AI to create increasingly sophisticated attacks, Text Scam Detector can help you tell what’s real and what’s fake.
- Customers currently with McAfee+, McAfee Total Protection, McAfee LiveSafe, and McAfee Mobile Security plans have Text Scam Detector included in their subscription.
- Scam text filtering is coming to iOS devices in October.
