About CheckItSA
Protecting South Africans from digital threats through automated intelligence.
Our Mission
CheckItSA was founded with a single goal: to provide ordinary South Africans with the same level of investigative tools used by cybersecurity professionals. In an era where scams are increasingly sophisticated, we believe that automated, instant verification is the only way to stay safe.
Automated Intelligence
Our platform leverages machine learning, real-time scraping, and API integrations with official databases to cross-reference information instantly. Whether it's a suspicious link, a fraudulent job offer, or an unverified company, CheckItSA does the background work for you.
Community Driven
While our AI does much of the work, our community is our greatest strength. Every report submitted by a user helps train our models and warns thousands of others about new threats before they can do damage.
Why Trust Us?
- Local Presence: We are proudly South African, focused purely on local threats (SAPS, local banks).
- Transparency: We do not ask for your banking passwords or PINs. Ever.
- Verified Tech: Our scans use Google's Safe Browsing API and official CIPC data.
- Data Privacy: We are POPIA compliant and do not sell your personal data to spammers.