ChamsPilot · Free Tools
Paste any brand collab DM or email and AI tells you in seconds if it's a scam, a lowball, or legit · with red flags, market-rate comparison and a suggested reply. Free.
| Scam pattern | How it works | Tell-tale sign |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-for-shipping scam | 'Free product collab' · you pay $20-$50 'shipping' for a product that never ships | Any request for money upfront |
| Fake brand impersonation | Scammer poses as a real brand (Lululemon, Sephora...) from a lookalike domain | gmail.com sender or misspelled domain |
| Gift-card / crypto payment | Offers big money but pays in gift cards or crypto 'for speed' | Refusal to do bank transfer or PayPal |
| Credential phishing | 'Sign this collab platform contract' link steals your Instagram/TikTok login | Login pages outside the real platform |
| Usage-rights grab | Legit-looking deal with perpetual, worldwide, paid-media rights for a tiny fee | 'In perpetuity' + 'all media' clauses |
| Exposure-only lowball | 'We don't pay but you'll get huge exposure' from brands with real ad budgets | Companies with 100K+ followers paying $0 |
Patterns compiled from creator scam reports and platform trust & safety advisories, updated 2026.
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Classic red flags: free webmail senders pretending to be big brands, gift-card or crypto payment, paying for shipping or verification, perpetual usage rights for tiny fees, and reply-within-hours pressure. The AI checks all of these.
An offer far below market rate for your audience size · roughly
Yes · paste any suspicious brand DM or email and get a scam risk score, red flags and a suggested reply free. A free account unlocks more scans.
Check the sender's email domain first · real brands email from their own domain, not gmail or outlook. Then check for the classic red flags: any request for money (shipping, 'verification'), payment in gift cards, pressure to respond within hours, and contracts demanding perpetual usage rights for tiny fees.
A scammer posing as a brand offers you free product for a collab, then asks you to cover $20-$50 in 'shipping' or 'customs'. The product never existed · they simply collect the fee from hundreds of creators. Real brands never ask creators to pay to receive campaign products.
Product-only ('gifted') deals can make sense under ~10K followers to build a portfolio, but any brand asking for dedicated deliverables, usage rights or exclusivity should pay cash. In 2026, even nano creators charge