Check first.

Five moments where a short pause protects you and the people close to you: when you pay, paste, sign, send or share. It is a habit like locking the door.

If you doubt it, UtilForge it.

PayA payment request, a link, a “free” trial.Before You Pay PasteNames and numbers going into an artificial intelligence tool.Hide Names from artificial intelligence SignSign-ups and subscriptions that keep charging.Subscription Check SendA PDF (Portable Document Format) file leaving your hands: is the black box really hiding the text?Is it really blacked out? ShareA Word, Excel or PowerPoint file going to someone else, including one exported from Apple Pages, Numbers or Keynote, or from Google Docs, Sheets or Slides.Release Check

Send it to someone you care about

A message from you carries more weight than an advertisement. Pick the card, then share it.

Share on WhatsApp Email it

Save the picture: square card · tall card for WhatsApp status and stories

I check first before I pay, paste, sign, send or share. These free cybersecurity tools run on your own phone or computer: https://utilforge.org/check-first

One more for the family

A voice or a message can be copied. Make a family safe word and print the card, so anyone can check who is really calling before money moves.

Put it on the wall

A free poster for a home, a classroom or a workplace, with the five moments and a line to write in who to ask. Open the poster to print.

A one-page card for readers adds what to do with a link or code in an unexpected message.

Run a free clinic

Take it with you: the free Check first field guide, a 28-page PDF file.

Care homes, libraries and community groups can run a free 45-minute session with these tools. See the session plan.