trust certified

What trust certified does

TrustCertified.org operates a free, web-based trust verification tool that runs six parallel automated checks on a user-submitted name, phone number, email address, social media handle, or photo. The checks aggregate signals from scam databases (Ripoff Report, BBB, ScamPulse, ScamWatch), breach records (HaveIBeenPwned), crypto wallet and pig-butchering patterns, AI profile detection for romance-scam language, social media lookup via Sherlock across 300+ platforms, and URL/domain scanning via VirusTotal and URLScan. The platform also accepts user-submitted community fraud reports that are reviewed and republished to enrich future assessments, and offers an optional Anthropic-powered Trust Advisor Summary that translates raw signals into plain-language explanations. The user interface is built for elderly users with large text, clear buttons, no jargon, no account requirement, and no data retention after the session.

The product is positioned for elderly individuals who are disproportionately targeted by romance scams, government impersonation, and investment fraud, as well as for their adult children, caregivers, community workers, and the general public. A wraparound educational ecosystem (scam guides, a 40-scenario awareness quiz, 120 safety tips, and a fraud prevention blog) and a Reporting Hub linking victims to country-specific agencies in 15+ jurisdictions across North America and Africa reinforce the tool's role as a public-interest utility. The platform is available in 9 languages (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Kiswahili, Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba, isiZulu).

The business model is explicitly non-commercial: the service is free, carries no advertising, does not sell user data, and does not monetize search activity. No funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investment are disclosed. The company is led by Ebenezer K. Tuah, who holds Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Payment and Fraud Prevention Professional (CPFPP) credentials. Growth is driven entirely by organic search, educational content, and community word-of-mouth — there is no mobile app, no paid advertising, and no sales motion. The strategic posture resembles a mission-driven public utility rather than a venture-backed SaaS.

Name

trust certified

Legal name

TrustCertified.org

Website

https://trustcertified.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TrustCertified.org is a free, no-account web tool that runs six parallel automated checks on names, phones, emails, social handles, and photos to flag fraud signals, with an accessibility-first UI built for elderly users across 15+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Trust & Fraud Verification

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSADALAF

Fraud Detection, Scam Prevention & Account Takeover (Crypto)

Financial & Insurance/Crypto & Digital Assets/Compliance, AML/KYC, Risk & Forensics (Crypto)

SECONDARYFSADALAD

Wallet Risk Scoring, Address Screening & Exposure Checks

Financial & Insurance/Crypto & Digital Assets/Compliance, AML/KYC, Risk & Forensics (Crypto)

SECONDARYFSAMALAA

Fraud Detection & Transaction Monitoring

Financial & Insurance/Payments & Transaction Processing/Payment Fraud, Risk & Chargeback Management

SECONDARYBPAAALAH

Fintech & Payments Content & Compliance Screening (KYC/AML-related content, fraud signals)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Content Moderation, Trust & Safety Operations

Keywords

• Fraud prevention tools
• Trust verification platform
• Online scam detection
• Identity verification service
• Elder fraud protection

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Free Trust Assessment Service: The platform provides its core trust verification service entirely free of charge to all users. No subscription, no paywall, no account required. The company does not run advertising, sell user data, or monetize search activity. Revenue model is not explicitly disclosed in available materials; the platform is described as a 'public-interest tool.'

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TrustCertified.org provides a free, no-account web-based Trust Assessment tool that simultaneously runs six automated checks on names, phone numbers, emails, social handles, and photos: scam database queries (Ripoff Report, BBB, ScamPulse, ScamWatch), breach record lookups (HaveIBeenPwned), crypto wallet signal detection, AI profile detection for scam scripts, social media username search across 300+ platforms via Sherlock, and URL/domain malware scanning via VirusTotal and URLScan. The platform is explicitly positioned as a public-interest, informational consumer-protection utility — not a consumer reporting agency — with results that do not constitute a guarantee of safety.

Product overview

TrustCertified.org is a free public-interest trust verification platform designed primarily for elderly users and their families. The core product is the Trust Assessment tool, which runs six parallel automated checks (Scam Databases, Breach Records, Crypto Signals, AI Profile Detection, Social Lookup via Sherlock, and URL/Domain Scan) on user-submitted names, emails, phone numbers, social handles, and photos. The platform also includes a Community Fraud Database for user-submitted scam reports, an optional Anthropic-powered Trust Advisor Summary feature, a Reporting Hub connecting users with fraud recovery agencies across multiple countries, and educational resources including Scam Guides, a 40-scenario Scam Awareness Quiz, 120 Safety Tips, Success Stories, and a Fraud Prevention Blog. The platform supports multiple languages including English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Kiswahili, Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba, and isiZulu.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trust Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• Searches a name, phone, email, social handle, or photo and returns a Trust Assessment in under 15 seconds.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SerpAPI, Google, and BingcoreTechnology or IntegrationSearch providers used to aggregate publicly available signals about names, emails, phone numbers, and social handles. SerpAPI, Google, and Bing are queried to surface public records, fraud reports, and social media profiles as part of the Trust Assessment.
• Have I Been PwnedcoreTechnology or IntegrationCross-checks email addresses against the HaveIBeenPwned database of known data breaches as part of the six parallel trust checks. Helps identify whether an email has been exposed in known security incidents.
• VirusTotal and URLScancoreTechnology or IntegrationChecks suspicious URLs and domains against VirusTotal and URLScan databases for malware and fraud signals as part of the URL & Domain Scan check in the Trust Assessment.
• Image Reverse-Search ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party image-search providers used when users upload a photo for reverse-image search. Images are analyzed and then deleted from servers after the search completes. Used to detect stolen or reused profile photos.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Truecaller: Truecaller is a much larger caller-ID and spam/scam-detection platform with hundreds of millions of users; its phone- and identity-verification capabilities overlap with TrustCertified's phone-search and fraud-signal functionality, but it operates at vastly greater scale as a mobile-first app.
• BeenVerified: BeenVerified is an established background-check and people-search service that aggregates public records — comparable to TrustCertified's people-verification and fraud-signal aggregation, but operating as a paid consumer subscription rather than a free tool.
• Identity Guard (Aura): Aura (formerly IdentityGuard) is an established identity-theft and credit-monitoring platform that aggregates breach, fraud, and identity signals for consumers — comparable to TrustCertified's multi-source trust-verification aggregation, but commercial and well-funded.

Direct peers

• Social Catfish: Social Catfish specializes in reverse-image search and online identity verification to detect catfish, romance scams, and stolen profile photos — directly comparable to TrustCertified's photo search, AI Profile Detection, and romance-scam-targeting positioning.
• Have I Been Pwned: HaveIBeenPwned is a free, no-account web tool that cross-checks emails against known data breaches — it is one of TrustCertified's six upstream integrations and a directly comparable free consumer-facing breach/fraud-signal service.
• ScamAdviser: ScamAdviser is a free web-based trust-scoring tool that evaluates websites for legitimacy using multiple data signals — directly comparable to TrustCertified's URL/Domain Scan and overall trust assessment function, though TrustCertified expands beyond websites to people.
• Pipl: Pipl is an identity-resolution and people-search platform that aggregates public-web signals about individuals — directly comparable to TrustCertified's aggregation of public-web, social, and breach signals into a single trust verdict, though Pipl focuses on B2B/law-enforcement rather than consumers.
• Whoscall: Whoscall is a phone-number identification and scam-call detection app popular across Asia — comparable to TrustCertified's phone-search check and fraud-detection mission, though delivered as a mobile app rather than a web tool.

Emerging players

• Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection: Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection is a consumer subscription that monitors personal data exposure across the dark web, breaches, and social media — comparable to TrustCertified's breach-records, social-lookup, and fraud-signal aggregation, but as a paid product from a major cybersecurity vendor.

Regional players

• AARP Fraud Watch Network: AARP Fraud Watch Network is a US-focused elder-fraud education, alerting, and victim-support program — directly comparable to TrustCertified's elderly-targeting mission, scam-avoidance education, and reporting-hub positioning, though it is non-commercial and US-centric.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trust-certified-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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