Gmork Scam Guard
How to tell if an email is a scam
Look at what the message asks you to do, and at the sender’s real domain, not the display name. Pressure to pay, to sign in, to buy gift cards, or to install a remote-access tool is a reason to stop. A domain with no working website, a site that forwards somewhere else, or a domain registered in the last few days deserves extra care. Gmork Scam Guard checks the email you have open in Gmail or Outlook on the web and can warn you before you click.
What to look at
Read the ask, not the logo
No real company, government agency or family emergency asks to be paid in gift cards. A new bank account on an invoice, a “don’t tell anyone”, or a code someone just asked you to read back are reasons to stop. Call the person or company on a number you already have, not one from the email.
Check the sender’s domain
The name in the From line can say anything. Read the domain after the @ letter by letter, because scammers use look-alike names. For senders it does not already know, Gmork Scam Guard sends only that bare domain to gmork.com. The server reports whether the domain exists, whether a working website answers, whether it forwards to a different site, and whether it was registered recently. You can turn that check off in Settings.
Then look at the link and the page
The visible link text can show one site while the address goes to another. A sign-in page on the wrong address is a fake, even when the logo looks right. Gmork holds a risky sign-in while you decide, and it can pause a download of a remote-access app. The optional AI check, if you turn it on, sends a cleaned-up copy of that one email for a second opinion. The built-in warnings do not need it.
How this compares
Categories of tools, described by the job they do. This is not a review of a named product, and it does not claim what another company’s tool does.
| What you compare | Gmork Scam Guard | A webmail spam filter | An antivirus suite | Other browser extensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A browser extension that warns you about scam emails, messages and fake sites before you click, sign in or pay. | A filter built into webmail. It sorts mail the provider thinks is unwanted. It does not explain a sender’s domain, and it does not run on other websites. | Software that looks for malware on the computer. That is a different job from reading an email or a chat and warning you before you act. | Extensions differ. Some block ads, some store passwords, some flag sites already on a block list. This page does not review a named product. |
| Where it runs | Chrome and Edge on a Windows, Mac, Chromebook or Linux computer. Opera on a computer can install the same listing from the Chrome Web Store. Not on phones. | Inside that mailbox only. | On the device where you install the suite. It is not a warning inside webmail. | In the browser they support. What they check depends on that extension. |
| Scam and phishing email | Checks the email you have open in Gmail or Outlook on the web, and incoming messages in Messenger, WhatsApp Web and Google Voice. | Can move suspected spam out of the inbox. A message that lands in the inbox still needs a person to judge it. | Not built to explain the wording of an email in the browser. | Only if that extension is built to read webmail. Many are not. |
| Sender domain | For senders it does not already know, it asks gmork.com about the bare domain: whether a working website answers, whether the site forwards somewhere else, and whether the domain was registered recently. It also warns about look-alike addresses. | May use the provider’s own reputation. It does not show you those domain facts on the message. | Not what a typical suite is for. | Some flag known bad domains. Whether they explain a new domain, a forward, or a missing website depends on that product. |
| Sign-in, payment and remote-access downloads | Holds a risky sign-in while you decide, checks payment pages, and can pause a download of a remote-access tool such as AnyDesk or TeamViewer. | Does not run on the website you open next, and does not pause a download. | Some suites warn about downloads. That is not the same as a warning on the sign-in page in the browser. | Varies. This page does not claim what another extension does. |
| Optional AI check | Off until you turn it on. When it is on, a cleaned-up copy of the open email or messages is sent out for a second opinion. HIPAA-safe mode turns that AI check off. | A spam filter is not this optional check. | A suite is not this optional check. | Varies by product. |
| Price for home use | Free for personal, non-commercial home use. Plus is $4 a month or $40 a year for one person. Family is $8 a month or $80 a year for up to 5 people. Paid plans have a 14-day free trial. | The filter is part of the mailbox. It is not a separate scam advisor. | Usually a paid subscription for the suite. That vendor sets the price. | Some are free and some are paid. This page does not list their prices. |
| Business and medical offices | Business use needs Workplace, from 5 seats at $25 a month, with a 14-day free trial. Medical and dental offices can turn on HIPAA-safe mode, which turns the AI check off. That mode is not a HIPAA certification. | A mailbox filter does not add a workplace license or a mode that turns an outside AI check off. | A suite is not a workplace scam-warning license for the browser. | Varies. A business still needs to know what leaves the browser. |
Questions
Can any tool prove an email is safe?
No. A quiet result means no warning sign was found in what was checked. Scammers change their stories. If it feels wrong, stop.
Does the check upload my whole inbox?
No. It looks at the one email you have open in the browser. Gmork looks up the sender’s domain on its servers, and only the domain is sent. The optional AI check, off by default, sends a cleaned-up copy of that email for review only after you turn it on.
Where are examples of current scams?
The scam library on gmork.com explains current scams, with red flags and what to do next. Those guides are in English.
Get a warning on the email you have open
Free for home use in Chrome and Edge.