How to forward an email for a full scan

Forwarding the original email gives CheckTrusted more information than copy and paste, including sender details, link clues, and hidden email headers.

Send suspicious emails to

After you forward the email, we’ll analyze it and send a result back to the forwarding address.

Choose your email app

The goal is simple: open the suspicious email, choose Forward, and send it to scanme@scan.check-trusted.com.

Gmail

Web / App
  1. 1Open the suspicious email in Gmail.
  2. 2Tap or click the three dots near the message.
  3. 3Choose Forward.
  4. 4Send it to scanme@scan.check-trusted.com.

iPhone / iPad Mail

Apple Mail
  1. 1Open the suspicious email.
  2. 2Tap the reply arrow at the bottom of the screen.
  3. 3Tap Forward.
  4. 4Enter scanme@scan.check-trusted.com and send.

Outlook

Microsoft
  1. 1Open the suspicious email in Outlook.
  2. 2Click Forward. If you only see Reply, open the extra options menu.
  3. 3Send it to scanme@scan.check-trusted.com.

Yahoo, AOL, and other email apps

Most inboxes
  1. 1Open the email you want checked.
  2. 2Look for Forward, usually near Reply or inside a three-dot menu.
  3. 3Forward it to scanme@scan.check-trusted.com.
Tip: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply to the suspicious email while checking it. Just forward it to CheckTrusted.

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