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Investigation Report

Generated on Feb 9, 2026

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Geo: unknown
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Category: Fake Text Message
Recommendation
Caution
Overall Summary
Suspicious
Β  Why we think so?Β 

This image is a text message-style graphic that has not been found in any public reverse image searches. The analysis flagged an extremely high likelihood (98%) that the visible text is artificial, meaning it was probably generated or manipulated electronically. Despite this, the image itself scores low on traditional AI-generation signals (15%), but the text overlays show strong signals of being non-natural. There are no detected QR codes, links, or offensive/violent/scam keywords present. No personal details or recognizable scam patterns (such as bank impersonation) were detected. Overall, the text appears digitally inserted and not from an organic or genuine source. πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Confidence Score Our overall confidence rating for this entity based on public signals, activity, and risk checks.
48%

Risk Insights

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Digitally-altered text detected

  • Over 90% of text marked as artificial.
  • High risk of image manipulation.
  • Unreliable as an authentic message screenshot.
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No overt scam content found

  • No links, QR codes, or scam keywords present.
  • No matches with public scam reports.

Category Scores

Red Flags & Warnings

  • Text is detected as artificial with 98% probability, indicating digital manipulation.

Detailed Checks & Insights

0-100 Scale

AI/manipulated image detection

Score: 15
Failed

"Text overlays are specifically flagged as non-natural. The overall image background appears genuine, but textual elements do not."

Reason: The image itself has a low AI-generation probability, but the text within is found to be almost entirely artificial, showing heavy digital modification.

Text scan: scam keywords/links

Score: 60
Passed

"Zero appearance of transaction requests, bank/phishing phrases, or personal identifiers."

Reason: No scam keywords, links, or personal data were detected in the text portion of the image.

Content harmfulness

Score: 98
Passed

"OpenAI moderation found all risk categories blank or near zero."

Reason: No signs of offensive, violent, or illicit content in the image or its extracted text.

QR code or embedded link safety

Score: 100
Passed

"QR scans across multiple categories (spam, social, personal, etc.) were all negative."

Reason: No QR codes or embedded links were present, so this risk is not relevant.

Reverse image search (scam pattern)

Score: 40
Passed

"Image is not associated with credible sources but is also not flagged on scam or reputation databases."

Reason: No matches for this image were found online. This suggests it is not yet used in known scam narratives, but may also mean it is newly fabricated.

Your Next Steps

  • 1

    Do not trust or act on the content of this image without external verification.

  • 2

    If you received this as proof, request alternate forms of evidence (such as direct communication or official documentation).

  • 3

    Be wary of sharing any personal information or money in response to this image.

Key Evidence & Citations

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    Sightengine image analysis

    ⤷ This system detected an extremely high proportion of artificial text within the image, suggesting it was not generated by a typical phone or messaging app.

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