Department of Suspicious Things. Gordon Bixby investigates scams, phishing, suspicious links & questionable internet behavior.
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Joined November 2016
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Curious how people handle suspicious texts, emails, or links.
Do you Google it? Ask someone? Ignore it? Use an app?
My dad was scammed by a fake Amazon text, which got me interested in this problem. Curious what people actually do today. Would love to hear your experience.
⚠️ this phishing email almost got me.
it looked like it came from someone i know, but watch what happens when i follow the link…
lesson: don’t trust an email just because it appears to come from someone you know. always check the url w/ korpus.app
We’ve been listening to your feedback 👀
Korpus just got simpler.
No app to download. No complicated navigation. Just upload a screenshot and check a suspicious message in seconds.
100% free at korpus.app
More updates coming soon! 🧠
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The lengths scammers go to. Just received this via text message.
Fake ParkingEye payment message doing the rounds. Overseas number, suspicious link. Delete and ignore
We make 35,000 decisions a day. Scammers don’t have to outsmart your logic—they just need to catch you at decision #34,999.
Decision fatigue forces our brains into cognitive shortcuts, and fake urgency weaponizes that exhaustion.
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I ran this through korpus.app and it was did not show strong scam indicators.
Top signals:
• No specific signals returned
Best move: No major scam indicators were found, but continue normal caution and verify independently before sharing sensitive information.
Would you have clicked this?
I almost did. It looks legit.
But it’s a scam.
Watch for:
• Unknown number
• Urgent language
• Pressure to act fast
These are getting harder to spot.
#ScamAwareness #ScamWarning
Most scams today don’t look like scams.
They look like normal text messages.
So I built korpus.app —
upload a screenshot and get an AI scam check in seconds.
Helpful for you.
Even more helpful for your parents.
Let me know what you think.
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Hey fellow builders 👋
I’m testing something new to help protect families from text scams. Would love your feedback — I’m shipping updates daily to improve quality and accuracy.
🔗 Try it here: beta.korpus.app
✉️ Message me: [email protected]
📍 San Francisco
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This video shows a real Telegram scam bot in action.
Left: the scammer’s phone.
Right: the victim’s phone.
The bot simulates a real support call and asks the victim to “press a key” or enter a code.
As the victim types, the data is captured instantly and appears on the scammer’s screen.
No hacking. Just automation + social engineering.
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Tragic... rest in peace, Keith Flint. 🖤
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My @webflow journey:
💡 2004– idea
1️⃣ 2005– 1st try, failed
💑 2006– married
2️⃣ 2007– 2nd try, failed
3️⃣ 2008– 3rd try, failed
👶 2009– kid #1
👨🏼💻 2010– day job
👶 2011– kid #2
4️⃣ 2012– 4th try, YC says no
🎉 2013– YC says yes, funded
📈 2014– hard work begins
tldr: keep trying!