ScamDetect: Building a Multilingual AI-Powered Phishing Detection Platform

tags: ai , security , phishing , next.js , node.js , cybersecurity Introduction Every day, millions of people fall victim to phishing scams and phishing messages. Scammers don't just target people in English-speaking countries; they attack globally, using local languages to make their deceptive messages seem more trustworthy. This is where ScamDetect comes in. I built ScamDetect to solve this problem - a free, multilingual AI-powered platform that can detect phishing attempts, scams, and malicious URLs in multiple languages . Whether you speak English, Spanish, French, Arabic, or Chinese, ScamDetect can help you identify and avoid online scams before they harm you. Why I Built This Project The motivation came from two key realizations: 1. Phishing is a Global Problem According to recent statistics, over 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent every day -> [ https://aag-it.com/the-latest-phishing-statistics/#:~:text=Is%20phishing%20the%20most%20common,emails%20are%20sent%20every%20day .].