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You choose what to share
You decide whether to share data to help improve scam detection, or to share nothing at all.
Scam protection for you and yours
Jacana warns you about online scams before you tap, reply, or send money.
Jacana Free lets you check suspicious messages and calls
SCAM CHECK
Catch scams
Paste a suspicious text, email, or link. Jacana tells you what it is, what to do about it, and whether to trust it next time.
This is a scam.
Caught by Jacana · just now
Fake bank security alert
This site impersonates your bank to capture your login and account details. If you sign in here, scammers have everything they need to move your money.
URGENT: Your account access has been limited
Verify your identity now to restore online banking…
What to do
- Do not enter your password or PIN on this site.
- Call your bank using the number on the back of your card.
Got it
TRUST CHECK
Outsmart imposters
Get a message that looks like it's from someone you know but feels a little off? Send a Trust Check. We'll check in with them safely through the app, and let you know whether it's really them, or a scam.
Suspicious of an imposter?
Send a Trust Check to ask a contact to confirm a suspicious message really came from them.
Choose member
Mom
Family
Choose context
Message
Email
File
Call
Add a note for Mom (optional)
Send Trust Check
Jacana Premium protects all your apps and devices, all the time.
AUTOSCAN
Always-on scam protection
Think of Jacana as a world-class cybersecurity expert who is always looking out for you. When a text, email, or website looks like a scam, it warns you before you tap, reply, or send money.
Your circles
YOU
6 devices
FAMILY
Mom, Dad
COMMUNITY
Mom, Dad+1
Updated 2 min ago
Autoscan is active
47 scans today · 2 caught
How Autoscan works
Activity
Fake refund website
Caught · 12 min ago
Scam detected!
Caught by Autoscan · just now
SCAM DETECTED
This looks like a fake delivery scam
- • Urges you to pay a small “redelivery” fee
- • Link domain is not the real carrier
- • Pressures you to act within the hour
What should you do?
- Don't enter card details on the page
- Check tracking in the carrier’s real app
- Close the tab and report the sender
A redacted copy is stored on Jacana servers for no more than 30 days.
Done
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Jacana Family protects your loved ones
FAMILY DASHBOARD
Protect your whole family
Get Autoscan for up to 6 people, and see that it's running on their devices.
Family
Members
Mom
mom@example.com
Dad
dad@example.com
Grandma
Awaiting invite acceptance…
Trust CheckAdd member
Activity
Mom received a scam alert
Impersonation Scam · Android · Just now
Trust Check: Mom
Confirmed • 5 min ago
SCAM ALERTS
Stay in the loop
Know when scams are flagged for your family members, without derailing your day.
Family
Recent alerts
Mom received a scam alert
Impersonation Scam · iPhone · Just now
Dad received a scam alert
Phishing Scam · Mac · 2 hours ago
You'll know they're protected, without seeing their private messages.
Start free trial
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50% off for the beta
Privacy by default
Trust is what scams steal first. Here is how we protect yours.
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We won't sell your data
If you choose to share data with us, it is used to help us improve scam detection. We will not use your data to sell you ads, and we will not sell your data to anyone.
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Personal details get redacted
If you choose to share data with us, we redact sensitive data such as phone numbers and account numbers.
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Your data, your call
Delete your data anytime, with one tap. No support tickets, no waiting, no "are you sure?" guilt loop.
Built by people who've been fighting for online safety for decades.
Tate Jarrow
Founder & CEO
“I went to West Point at 17 and led Airborne Infantry Units through two deployments in Afghanistan. I spent eight years as a Secret Service Special Agent investigating cybercrime, then built protection products at Google. Now I'm on a mission to protect everyone from scams, and that's why we founded Jacana.”
Dan Nelms
Founder & COO
“I bootstrapped two web startups before joining Google Trust & Safety, where I spent 13 years building teams that protected billions of people from scams, phishing, and malware. I recently graduated from Stanford business school, and am now fully focused on stopping scams from stealing your time and money.”
We're a public benefit corporation
Our mission is written into our corporate charter: “to mitigate cyber harm and its impact for individuals and society.” Unlike traditional corporations, which are obligated to put shareholder returns first, we're a public benefit corporation, legally bound to pursue our mission as we build our business.
Let's get you set up.
Set it up once and you're protected. Then get on with life.
Jacana Free
Verify the people you trust, and scan anything suspicious, with an easy-to-use app that works across all of your devices.
Free
- Scan anything suspicious
- Trust Check to verify senders
- Privacy-first architecture
Jacana Premium
Real-time scam protection for one person across all your devices.
$99.90/yr $49.95/yr
about $4.16/mo, billed yearly
- Everything in Jacana Free
- 24/7 scam protection
- All your apps and devices
Jacana Family
Real-time scam protection for your whole family, up to 6 people, including Family Dashboard.
$199.90/yr $99.95/yr
about $8.33/mo, billed yearly
- Everything in Jacana Premium
- Covers you + 5 others
- Family Dashboard
Free tools
Something feel off right now? Start here. No account, no download.
Scam Check
Paste a suspicious link, text, or email and get a straight answer in seconds.
Check a link or messageRisk Check
See what scammers can already find out about you, and how to lock it down.
Run your Risk CheckLearn about scams
Plain-English guides to how today's scams work and who they go after.
Learn about scamsBeen scammed?
Step-by-step help to stop contact, protect your money, and report it.
See what to do first
New scams show up every week. Read the latest on the Jacana blog