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The email says it's a BBC producer, a Dentsu recruiter, an Oprah's Book Club curator. Proof of Sender checks whether it really is, and tells you why, in plain English.

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The problem

The scams got fluent. The tell is still the sender.

AI writes a flawless, personalised pitch and puts a real person's name on it. Your spam filter waves it through because the words look clean. Enterprise email security only protects big companies. You're on your own, until you check who actually sent it.

Fake recruiter

"Dentsu is hiring you"

Glossy role, your name on it. Reply-to: a throwaway domain that isn't Dentsu.

Fake media

"BBC Radio 4 invites you"

A real broadcaster's name and photo. Sent from a Gmail address. The BBC never books from Gmail.

Fake partner

"Official Book Club curator"

A real group's name, borrowed. A look-alike agency domain one letter off the real firm.

How it works

Verify the sender, not the prose.

Detecting "AI-written text" is a coin-flip and getting worse. Proof of Sender ignores the writing and checks the things a scammer can't fake their way around.

01 · Provenance

Does the domain match the claim?

The sending and reply-to domain against the employer or organisation named in the email. Authentication records, real infrastructure, look-alike domains.

Reply-To: careers@applyprospectplus.com ✕ ≠ dentsu.com
02 · Identity

Does the person check out?

Is the named person, role or group membership real and verifiable, or a famous name borrowed to borrow trust?

From: free webmail claiming to be a national broadcaster
03 · Correlation

Are you one of many?

The same sender hitting several of your addresses with the same template is a mail-merge. Real outreach doesn't do that.

Seen: same sender, 2 of your inboxes, one template

A real catch

Every verdict comes with its reasons.

A score is never shown on its own. Here is a genuine example, in the product's voice.

Scam96 / 100
"Interview Invitation — BBC Radio 4 Bookclub"
From: jamesnaughtie.bookclub@gmail.com
✕ claims BBC Radio 4 — the real domain is bbc.co.uk, not gmail.com
✕ same sender & template hit two of your addresses at once
This impersonates a real BBC broadcaster, but the BBC never books guests from Gmail. Do not reply.
Specimen · illustrative score

Who it's for

The people scammers target and enterprise tools ignore.

Authors Jobseekers Founders Freelancers Anyone with a public inbox

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