Why trust StopArnaques?

Trust should not depend on a badge or a promise. This page explains what StopArnaques does, what it does not do and how information can be corrected.

Last updated : 2026-09-10

Reviewed with sources : 2026-07-14

Understand / Check / Act

  1. Understand - What this scam is trying to obtain

    Understand how StopArnaques checks sources, uses AI cautiously, protects data and corrects mistakes.

  2. Check - The safe channel to open yourself

    5 useful official sources listed below.

  3. Act - The useful next step

    Analyse a suspicious message

Transparency and Sources

Last updated
2026-09-10
Latest recorded source check
2026-10-06
Content status
updated since the last review
Official sources cited
5
Editorial responsibility
StopArnaques

StopArnaques is an independent Belgian service. It is not a public authority and does not speak on behalf of the organisations cited.

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What StopArnaques promises

  • The site helps you understand a suspicious message, make a cautious decision and act through the right official Belgian channels.
  • It does not promise to detect every scam and never says that a message is 100% safe.
  • When money, a code, a card or an account is involved, the priority remains contacting the bank or the relevant official service.

How information is checked

  • Important pages rely on Belgian official or sector sources whenever possible: Safeonweb, CCB, SPF Economy, FSMA, Card Stop, Febelfin, bpost, itsme or the service directly concerned.
  • A general source about phishing is not enough to accuse a specific domain, number or company.
  • Sensitive campaigns, indicators and rules must go through human review before being used for Protect or for stronger public claims.

What AI does

  • AI may help summarise, classify or prepare internal analysis, but it must not publish alone, validate a campaign alone or declare a domain fraudulent alone.
  • The public result must remain cautious: observed signals, unknowns, limits and recommended actions.
  • If a secondary service is unavailable, the site should remain useful with local rules and a cautious message.

What we do with data

  • Never paste banking codes, passwords, full card numbers or full personal documents.
  • Data used for tests and governance must be anonymised, limited and separated from public content.
  • Reports or examples do not automatically become rules, alerts or training data.

How to correct an error

  • A page, source or recommendation can be corrected if information is incomplete, outdated or too absolute.
  • A domain, brand or person should not remain linked to an accusation without sufficient evidence.
  • Important corrections should keep a trace: what changed, why, and which source supports the new version.

What to do now

  • If you have not acted, do not click further and open the named service's official channel yourself.
  • If you clicked, close the page, enter nothing else and note what information was shown or requested.
  • If you shared a code, card, password or payment, contact your bank or the relevant official service immediately.
  • Keep the message, time, link used and any useful screenshots. Share them only with an official reporting channel or a trusted helper.

Limits of this page

  • This page does not prove that a message is safe and does not replace your bank, the police, Safeonweb, a platform or a public service.
  • A scam may be new, very well written or described with too little context. Use the result as decision support, not as absolute certainty.
  • Before taking a final action, checking through the official channel matters more than the appearance of the received message.

Check through an official channel

  • Type the service address yourself or open the official app. Do not use a phone number, link or QR code from the suspicious message to verify the situation.
  • When money, card details, a code or account access are involved, the safety action comes first. The analysis can then help organise the evidence.

How to read the result

  • A low number of signals does not mean that everything is safe. It only means that this page or analysis did not find decisive evidence with the information available.
  • Focus on the requested action: paying, sharing a code, installing an app, approving a bank action or leaving an official platform. That action matters more than a logo, sender name or polished wording.
  • If the situation feels urgent, step away from the received message first. Then check calmly through a channel you already trusted before the message arrived.

Belgian reading of this situation

  • For this this why trust stoparnaques? situation situation, focus on the relevant Belgian next step: open the official channel yourself, contact the bank, use Safeonweb or preserve evidence.
  • The right décision for this this why trust stoparnaques? situation situation depends on what has already happened. Reading a message is not the same as clicking, paying, sharing a code or granting remote access.

How to use this page

  • Use this page about this why trust stoparnaques? situation to understand what StopArnaques can show, what still needs vérification and which information is still missing before a public launch.
  • This is not marketing proof. It helps assess trust, method, data protection and contact options honestly.

What to do with this page

  • If you have a suspicious message, use the detector or a practical fraud page. If you want to assess the project, focus here on method, limits and correction channels.
  • When légal or organisational information is missing, that gap remains visible instead of being hidden.

Evidence still needed

  • A nationally credible project page shows sources, corrections, responsible parties, data use and limits without promising more than the system can actually prove.
  • Missing légal, organisational or operational details remain visible as open points until they are completed by a real décision.

Limits of this project page

  • This page does not replace a légal notice, privacy audit, official recognition or partnership. It only explains how the project works and where users should remain cautious.
  • If someone already shared money, codes, card data or account access, they should not stay on this project page: use the action guides and contact the relevant service.

What the reader can verify

  • Check whether the page clearly states who is speaking, which sources are used, what data may be processed and which promise is not being made.
  • A public project page is strong only when a non-technical reader understands how an error can be reported, how information is updated and why the analysis remains cautious.

Frequently asked questions

Does StopArnaques replace Safeonweb, the police or a bank?

No. StopArnaques helps you understand and act faster, but official organisations remain the references for reports, complaints, payments, accounts and cards.

Why are results cautious?

Because a false positive can harm a legitimate service and a false negative can endanger a victim. A useful result explains risk without promising impossible certainty.

Can I request a correction?

Yes. Contact and legal pages should be used to report false, outdated or insufficiently sourced information. Full legal information still needs to be finalised before broad public communication.

Useful official sources

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