Sting — Scam Protection

STING is real-time scam protection for everyday browsing.

Online scams do not always look suspicious anymore. Fake bank pages, cloned storefronts, phishing links, crypto seed phrase traps, fake shipping fees, tech support scams, romance scams, and urgent “act now” pages can look polished enough to fool normal people.

STING helps catch them before the user clicks, pays, or types in sensitive information.

What STING does:
• Scans web pages for scam signals in real time
• Detects phishing, impersonation, fake stores, suspicious forms, and urgency tactics
• Warns users before they enter passwords, payment details, seed phrases, OTP codes, or personal information
• Explains the risk in plain English
• Creates evidence receipts users can save or share with family, banks, or reporting authorities
• Includes a popup with scan results and browsing history
• Runs core detection locally in the browser

STING is designed especially for people scammers love to target: elderly users, less technical users, overwhelmed shoppers, families, and anyone who might not know what a modern scam page looks like.

Instead of shaming people after they get scammed, STING tries to intervene at the moment that matters most: before money or private information is lost.

Why install STING?
• You want a second set of eyes on suspicious pages
• You help parents, grandparents, or family members stay safe online
• You shop online and want warnings before risky checkout flows
• You want scam explanations that are understandable, not technical
• You want protection against fake urgency, impersonation, and credential theft

STING does not claim to identify private individuals or encourage vigilante action. It focuses on observed page behavior, suspicious technical indicators, and safer next steps: leave the page, verify through an official source, contact your bank, preserve evidence, or report through proper channels.

Scammers make money when victims are alone at the exact moment they need help. STING puts a guard there.