Guides
Short, practical help with links, QR codes and scam messages, and what to do if something already went wrong.
How to check if a link is safe before you click
Five quick checks to spot a scam link, and what to do if you already clicked.
Read the guide · 3 min
How to check a QR code before you open it
Fake QR codes on parking machines, parcels and emails: how to see where a code goes before you open it.
Read the guide · 3 min
See where a short link really goes
Paste a bit.ly or other short link to see where it lands, without opening it.
Read the guide · 2 min
Clicked a scam link? What to do now
Step-by-step help for whatever happened after the click, and how to report it in the UK and US.
Read the guide · 4 min
Let LinkGuard do it
See where any link goes before you click.