Brand Deal Scam Checker

Paste the DM or email from the brand. The AI scores the scam risk from 0 to 100, quotes each red flag, says whether the money is fair for your audience and writes your reply, or tells you not to answer.

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Brand Deal Scam Checker

How to check a brand deal for scams

Paste the whole message: Include the sender's name, email address and any links as text. The more of the message it sees, the better the analysis.
Add your follower count: Optional, but it lets the checker say whether the fee is realistic for your audience.
Read the score and the red flags: 70 or more: treat it as a scam. 35 to 69: verify before you reply. Under 35: it looks legitimate, so check the money and the contract.
Send the reply or walk away: A real but low offer gets a counter-offer you can copy. A scam gets do not reply, block and report.

Red flags in fake brand deals

A big brand writing from gmail.com, outlook.com or a lookalike domain such as brand-collab.co.
Any payment from you: shipping, customs, a verification fee, a starter kit or a paid course.
Payment in gift cards or crypto, or a cheque for more than the fee with a request to send back the difference.
A link to a creator portal or contract platform that asks for your Instagram or TikTok login.
Pressure such as reply within 2 hours or the spot goes to someone else.
A fee far too high for your audience, or exposure instead of pay from a brand that clearly has a budget.
No brief, no contract and no named person with a real role.
A push to move to WhatsApp or Telegram before anything is agreed.

How to verify a brand before you reply

Check the domain: The sender's domain should match the brand's website. Type the website yourself instead of clicking a link in the message.
Find the person: Look them up on LinkedIn or the brand's team page and confirm they work in marketing or partnerships there.
Ask the brand through its official channel: Email the address on its website or message its verified account and ask whether the offer is real.
Check the account that contacted you: A brand page with bought followers and no engagement is a warning sign. The AI Deep Check on the fake follower checker reads the account's live public data.
Never pay, never log in through a link: A real brand pays you. Sign in only in the platform's own app or website.

Example: a message the checker flags

A typical fake offer, shortened:

Hello dear, we are from Luxe Watches and we love your content. We want to pay you $3,000 for one post. Please pay $25 shipping so we can send the watch. Reply in 2 hours.

What gives it away: a generic greeting instead of your name, a fee far above what one post usually earns, a request for you to pay, and a two-hour deadline. The checker looks for each of these and, for a scam, tells you not to reply.

If you already paid or shared your login

Change your password and turn on two-factor authentication on the platform right away.
Call your bank or card issuer about the payment and ask whether it can be stopped or disputed.
Report the account on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube and keep screenshots of every message.
Report the scam to your country's fraud or cybercrime service.

ReportFraud.ftc.gov: the US Federal Trade Commission's report form
cybercrime.gov.in: India's National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (helpline 1930)

Check the rest of the deal

Instagram fake follower checker: run the brand's account through the AI Deep Check
AI contract reviewer: red-flag clauses in the contract they send
Sponsorship rate calculator: what the deal should pay you
AI reply generator for brand emails: answer a real but low offer

Common brand deal scam patterns

Scam pattern	How it works	Tell-tale sign
Pay-for-shipping scam	a free product collab where you pay shipping or customs for a product that never arrives	any request for money from you
Fake brand impersonation	a scammer poses as a real brand from a lookalike domain or account	a gmail.com sender or a misspelled domain
Gift card or crypto payment	a big fee offered, paid in gift cards or crypto for speed	refusing a bank transfer or PayPal
Login phishing	a sign-the-contract link that steals your Instagram or TikTok login	a login page outside the real platform
Usage-rights grab	a real-looking deal with perpetual, worldwide paid-media rights for a small fee	in perpetuity and all media clauses
Overpayment cheque	a cheque for more than the fee, then a request to send the difference back	being asked to refund part of a payment

The checker flags these signals when they appear in the message you paste.

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FAQ

What does the scam checker look for?

The signals that show up in fake offers: free webmail pretending to be a big brand, requests to pay for shipping or verification, gift card or crypto payment, login links, pressure to reply within hours, no contract, and a fee far out of line with your audience size. It quotes the phrases it flags.

Does it check the brand's website or social account?

No. It reads the message you paste. To check the account that contacted you, run it through the AI Deep Check on the fake follower checker, and look up the sender's domain and the person on LinkedIn yourself.

Is the brand deal scam checker free?

Yes: two scans without an account and two more with a free account, no card.

How can you tell if a brand collaboration is fake?

Check that the sender's email domain matches the brand's website, that the person exists on LinkedIn, and that nobody asks you to pay, to log in through a link or to reply within hours. Real brands send a brief and a contract, and they pay you.

What is the shipping fee scam on Instagram?

A fake brand offers a free product or a paid collab, then asks you to pay shipping, customs or a small fee to receive it. The product never arrives. Real brands cover shipping.

Why would a brand ask for my Instagram login?

A real one never would. Fake creator portals copy the platform's login page to take over your account, then use it for more scams. Never sign in through a link in a message.

Is a gifted collab a scam?

Not always. Gifted collabs are common for small accounts, but a brand that wants dedicated posts, usage rights or exclusivity should pay. Anything that asks you to pay to take part is a scam.

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