• 🚨 Music Scam Detector

    Paste a music industry email, DM, offer, or message below to check for common warning signs associated with questionable music opportunities.

    Potential Risk Score
    0/100
    Low Risk
    No major warning signs detected.

    That does not guarantee that the opportunity is legitimate. Research the company or individual independently, verify their identity and business history, and carefully review any contract before sending money, personal information, recordings, or signing an agreement.
    💡 Tip: Never assume an opportunity is legitimate simply because someone uses professional language, mentions well-known artists, or claims to work with a recognizable company. Verify the person and company independently using contact information you find yourself rather than relying only on links or contact information included in the message.
    Important: This tool looks for common warning signs and cannot determine with certainty whether a person, company, email, or opportunity is a scam. A legitimate opportunity can contain one or more warning signs, while sophisticated scams may contain none. Always conduct independent research before sending money or signing an agreement.

  • A Music Scam Detector can help artists, musicians, producers, songwriters, and other music professionals identify common warning signs in questionable music industry offers. Users can paste an email, direct message, playlist offer, record label opportunity, booking proposal, management offer, or other message into the tool to receive a potential risk score and see which warning signs were detected.

    Common warning signs can include requests for upfront payments, guaranteed streams or playlist placements, promises of guaranteed record deals, unusual payment methods, requests for sensitive information, excessive pressure to act quickly, and attempts to discourage independent research or contract review.

    It's important to remember that a single warning sign doesn't automatically mean an opportunity is a scam. Some legitimate businesses may charge upfront fees, use independent contractors, or communicate through generic email addresses. The purpose of the detector is to help users identify situations that deserve additional investigation, not to declare that a person or company is fraudulent.

    Artists should independently verify the identity of the person contacting them and research the company using information they find themselves. Be especially careful before sending money, passwords, authentication codes, banking information, unreleased music, or signed contracts.

    Tip: Don't let excitement about a potential record deal, playlist placement, booking, collaboration, or industry connection override your normal due diligence. If someone is creating extreme urgency, demanding unusual payment methods, guaranteeing results, or telling you that you don't need to have a contract reviewed, take a step back and verify everything independently before moving forward.

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