# Is this legit?

Check a text, email, link or the call you’re on with HARD on Mac or iPhone: what it looks for, what it tells you, and the optional second opinion.

Source: https://hard.fyi/docs/is-this-legit/

Paste a text, email or link into **Is this legit?** on the Mac or iPhone, or choose **I’m on a call** and answer yes-or-no questions about the call you’re on. HARD gives a verdict, its reasons and what to do. On the Mac, you can also select text in any app and choose **Services → Check with HARD**.

![Is this legit? in HARD for Mac: a NAB scam text, This is a scam, what to do and why HARD says so](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/mac-is-this-legit-light.webp "On the Mac")

![Is this legit? on iPhone: the NAB scam text checked, This is a scam](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/iphone-legit-light.webp "A message, on iPhone")
![I’m on a call: the yes-or-no questions, and This is a scam, Hang up](https://hard.fyi/images/docs/iphone-legit-call-light.webp "I’m on a call")

## What it checks

HARD checks every link and sender domain: lookalikes of known brands, reported phishing, and how recently the domain was registered (it asks the public registry, rdap.org, for the date). It also looks for the tricks scams use: urgency, secrecy, “safe accounts”, gift cards and codes.

## A second opinion

On the Mac, **Also ask Claude for a second opinion** sends the text to Anthropic for a short second view. It’s off unless you tick it. HARD’s own checks run on your Mac either way.

## Questions

### Can I check a message from any app?

Yes, on the Mac. Select the text, then choose Services → Check with HARD from the app’s menu, or paste it into Is this legit? in HARD.