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Premium Protection · Image Shield + Audience Shield

Catch Impersonator Accounts Before Your Fans Get Scammed

Real-time alerts the moment a deepfake or clone handle appears using your face or your handle — before it can DM your community or run a fake giveaway.

Image Shield

For creators, founders, and public figures whose face or brand imagery gets weaponized against their audience.

  • Reverse-image sweep across X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Telegram every 6 hours
  • AI-generated deepfake and face-swap detection on lookalike posts
  • One-click DMCA & platform takedown packet, pre-filled with proof URLs
  • Case file with screenshots, similarity scores, and signed timestamps
  • Real-time email + webhook alerts when a new impostor surfaces

Audience Shield

For anyone with an engaged audience — clone-handle detection and a public trust page your followers can verify.

  • Continuous clone-handle detection with fuzzy character-swap scoring
  • Auto-warn your followers before they engage with a fake DM
  • Signed public status page at /shield/<handle> your fans can trust
  • Verified Creator badge after ownership check (bio-token or pinned post)
  • HMAC-signed webhook feed for teams that route alerts into Slack/Discord

Real scam scenarios these shields stop

Image Shield

Deepfake investment reel using your face

What happens without it: A scammer scrapes three of your Reels, feeds them into a face-swap model, and posts a 45-second 'crypto opportunity' pretending to be you. It runs for 6 days before a follower DMs you a screenshot — by then $180k has moved through the wallet in the caption.

With Shield activated: With Image Shield the deepfake is flagged within 6 hours, a takedown packet is generated automatically, and your followers receive a warning email before the video reaches 10k views.

Image Shield

Stolen headshot on 40+ dating profiles

What happens without it: Your professional headshot is lifted from LinkedIn and used to romance-scam victims across 3 continents. Victims report you to law enforcement; you spend weeks proving your innocence.

With Shield activated: Image Shield's reverse-image sweep catches each new profile as it appears, logs a court-ready case file, and files coordinated platform takedowns — often before the first victim sends money.

Audience Shield

'@yourhandle_support' reply-guy clone

What happens without it: An impostor swaps one character in your handle, copies your bio and pinned tweet, and replies to every high-engagement post from your account with a 'DM us for wallet recovery' scam. Two followers lose their seed phrases in 24 hours.

With Shield activated: Audience Shield detects the clone within minutes based on handle-distance + bio similarity, publishes it on your public /shield page, and pushes a signed alert to your webhook so your community mods can pin a warning.

Audience Shield

Fake 'giveaway' Telegram channel using your logo

What happens without it: A cloned Telegram channel invites your followers to a 'community-only airdrop.' The invite URL is shared as a QR code in Instagram Stories, bypassing normal link scanning.

With Shield activated: Audience Shield monitors Telegram t.me endpoints tied to your brand keywords, correlates them with cloned handles, and warns subscribed followers by email the same day.

One shield, five ways to protect

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready. Cancel anytime. Founder pricing shown — locks in for the life of your subscription.

  • Free

    Try before you subscribe

    $0forever
    • 5 handle scans per 24 hours
    • Public /shield status page
    • Community scam alerts
    Start free
  • Starter

    Solo creators locking down one handle

    $9/mo
    • 1 monitored handle (continuous)
    • 4 deep audience scans per month
    • Email alerts + public status page
    Subscribe — $9/mo
  • CreatorMost popular

    Serious creators who need unlimited scanning

    $19/mo
    • 1 monitored handle
    • Unlimited deep scans
    • Priority alerts + signed webhook
    • Verified Creator badge
    Get Creator
  • Platinum

    Multi-account creators and small brands

    $59/mo
    • 7 monitored handles
    • Unlimited scans across all handles
    • Image Shield + Audience Shield
    • Signed webhook + Slack/Discord routing
    Get Platinum
  • Family

    Households — protect the people you love

    $69/mo
    • 5 seats × 1 monitored handle each
    • Unlimited scans per seat
    • Parent dashboard + minor-account safeguards
    • One bill, one household
    Protect My Family — $69/mo
Need 10+ monitored handles, dedicated SLA, or a private webhook? Contact us for Brand pricing

Frequently asked

Do I need both Image Shield and Audience Shield?

If you post video/photo content or your face is publicly associated with your brand, Image Shield is critical. If your audience engages with you on X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or Telegram, Audience Shield is critical. Most creators activate both — they cover different attack surfaces (visual impersonation vs handle/audience impersonation).

How fast are alerts?

New scans run every 6 hours. Audience Shield clone-detection runs continuously and can alert within minutes of a new handle going live. Both send email + optional signed webhook.

What's included in the takedown packet?

A PDF case file with the impostor URL, similarity score, matched-image thumbnails, timestamps, and pre-filled DMCA / impersonation report copy tailored to each platform's official form. Attach it, submit, done.

Can I try before I upgrade?

Yes. Every account gets one free deep scan for both Image Shield and Audience Shield when you activate your free Shield. You'll see real matches before you decide to upgrade to continuous monitoring.

How do you verify I own the handle or image?

Ownership is confirmed via a one-time bio-token or pinned post (for handles) and account linking or original-file upload (for images). Nothing is monitored on your behalf until ownership is proven — no false claims.

Protect a specific account

Pick your platform — each lander is tailored to that account type.

Source: GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety · Published by the GACS Research Team · Updated July 22, 2026

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