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Payment Scam Message Detector

Paste a suspicious payment message and get a scam risk verdict.

Intermediate14h1–2 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Payment Scam Message Detector for elderly users and first-time digital payers in ~14h with 1–2 people. Stack: LLM + Next.js + Classifier.

Why it wins: Protects vulnerable users with a clear demo.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Fake refund, KYC and lottery messages trick people into paying.
02 · Solution
Classify messages using patterns and an LLM, highlight red flags like urgency and collect requests, and explain safe next steps.
03 · Build
  1. 1Collect scam examples
  2. 2Write rules plus LLM checks
  3. 3Highlight phrases
  4. 4Explain
04 · Demo
Paste a fake KYC expiry SMS and show the highlighted red flags.

MVP checklist

  • Risk verdict
  • Red flag highlights
  • Safe steps
  • Report template

Tech stack

TechRole
LLMLanguage model
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
ClassifierTooling

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