Your parents already text you "is this real?" Forward It answers in ten seconds, on the phone they already use — no app, no new account, no learning anything.
Built in Australia. Works with Australia Post, the major banks, myGov, Medicare and Centrelink out of the box.
The workflow exists today: a worrying text arrives, they forward it to you, you reply "don't click that." It works — until you're in a meeting, asleep, or on a plane, and the text says their parcel will be returned unless they pay in the next hour.
A jolt of panic, a fake deadline, and no one to ask right now. Scammers engineer exactly that moment — urgency plus isolation — because it's when good judgement fails.
The low, constant worry that the one text you didn't catch in time is the one that cleans out their account. You can't watch their phone all day. Forward It can.
No dashboard to learn. No verdict they can't interpret. They forward anything that worries them — a text, a link, a phone number, "they want me to buy gift cards" — and get a plain answer back.
To one number they've saved as "Forward It." The same gesture they use to send you a photo. Nothing new to install or remember.
We read the links, the sender, and the request against scam databases, domain checks and a list of real Australian institutions — in about ten seconds.
A clear verdict, the one reason it matters, and — if it's bad — exactly how to block them. Written like a steady person, not a security alert.
This matches a real sender we recognise. Safe to read — but still log in yourself, never through a link.
We're not certain. Don't act on it until you've checked with someone you trust. When in doubt, we never guess "safe."
Don't click, don't pay, don't reply. Here's why, in plain words — and here's how to block them.
Scammers don't only send dodgy links. They impersonate trusted names, invent deadlines, and ask for the one thing no real organisation asks for by text. Forward It is built for all of it.
"Is this Australia Post text real?" Get a verdict plus the official tracking page — and a reminder that real couriers never charge a fee through a text link.
Forward a number or a missed-call notice. We say whether it's tied to a verified business or behaving like a scam line.
We verify against real Australian institutions and reply with their genuine, independently-sourced contact details — the antidote to spoofing.
"They want me to buy gift cards" or "transfer $4,000." We catch the classic patterns regardless of the exact words used.
Add the people who matter — you, a sibling, the accountant. A message claiming to be from them but sent from a strange number gets flagged.
One short text when a scam is sweeping your state — "fake toll texts circulating in QLD this week" — so they recognise it before it lands.
Forward It isn't surveillance — no one sees their messages. But the family members who opt in get a short, reassuring note when it matters, and a calm weekly summary if they want one. The grandkids can help set it up; your parent only ever deals with one number. The relief is the product.
You pay; they're protected. Scam checks are always unlimited for the people you're looking out for — we never put a wall between your parent and a "this is a scam." Final pricing is being set with our first families.
A whole family can look out for a parent or grandparent together — the grandkids set it up, everyone gets the all-clear, and they only ever see one calm number to forward to.
No — that's the whole point. Forward It works entirely through the Messages app already on the phone. You save our number in their contacts as "Forward It," and from then on they just forward anything that worries them. No app store, no password, no new screen to learn.
No. We only ever see a message when your parent chooses to forward it to us. We can't see their inbox, their contacts, or anything they don't send us. You, as the family member who pays, don't see the content of their messages either — only a short alert when something is flagged.
We're honest about this. Most scams follow patterns we catch reliably — fake deadlines, dodgy links, impersonated brands, requests for gift cards or transfers. But when we're genuinely unsure, we never guess "safe." We return 🟡 Be careful and tell your parent to hold off until they've checked with someone they trust. Caution is the default, because the cost of a false "all clear" is the thing we exist to prevent.
Partly — and that's the insight. Forward It automates the "forward to my kid, get told don't click" loop you already run. The difference is it answers in ten seconds at 2am, on a work trip, or when you simply miss the message. It doesn't replace you; it covers the moments you can't.
Because most older Australians live in the green Messages app and don't use WhatsApp. Asking them to install a new app and add a bot is exactly the friction that means they never do it. Meeting them where they already are — and where forwarding is a habit — is what makes this actually get used.
Your parent gets the verdict, a plain-English reason, and one clear next step — usually how to block the sender. They can reply REPORT and we'll prepare a Scamwatch report on their behalf, so a scam they dodged helps protect someone else too.
We're onboarding our first families now. Reserve a spot and we'll set up your parent's safety line — and be honest with you about exactly what it does and doesn't do.
Reserve a spot →Forward It gives guidance, not a guarantee. It's a calm second opinion to help your parent pause and check — it doesn't replace your own judgement, your bank's fraud team, or official advice from Scamwatch. Stop. Check. Protect.