Anti-Scam
Scans message images for visual scam patterns — fake Discord login pages, fake Steam giveaways, crypto airdrop screenshots, fake Nitro offers — using AI image analysis. The companion to keyword-based scam detection in Automod → Links.
Why this exists
Modern Discord scams are increasingly image-based: a "fake official Steam giveaway" screenshot that links out via the image's text, not via a URL in the message. Keyword automod can't catch this. Anti-Scam looks at image attachments and flags suspicious ones.
Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enabled | Master switch. |
| Sensitivity | low / medium / high. Controls how suspicious a message has to look before Phantom takes a closer look at its images. Higher = scans more aggressively. |
| Log channel | Where to post detections. Falls back to the Audit Log channel, then the master log channel. |
| Mod role | Pinged on a high-confidence hit. |
| Timeout (minutes) | Applied on a high-confidence detection. 0 disables (downgrade high → delete + log only). |
| DM user | Whether to DM the offending member explaining the removal. |
| Exempt roles | Members holding any of these are never scanned. Useful for trusted staff who legitimately post screenshots. |
| Exempt channels | Channels excluded from scanning entirely (e.g. a crypto-discussion channel where reward screenshots are on-topic). |
How sensitivity works
Phantom uses a quick trust check (account age, message rate, attachment patterns, etc.) to decide which messages warrant a deeper look. The sensitivity setting controls how aggressive that check is:
low— only messages that look very suspicious get a deeper look. Catches fewer false positives.medium— balanced. Most servers should start here.high— almost every image in chat gets a deeper look. Catches the most scams.
Tips
- Medium is the right default for most servers.
- Exempt your art / screenshot channels so legitimate uploads aren't scanned unnecessarily.
- Pair with the mod-role ping if your community can handle the noise — staff seeing "scam screenshot from @user" near-real-time is a powerful signal.
- DMs are user-friendly. A first-time poster getting their image silently removed is confused; a DM explanation prevents repeat-offending.
Cross-Server Sync
Syncable settings (when security sync is on):
- Enabled toggle
- Sensitivity
- Timeout duration
- DM user toggle
The log channel, mod role, exempt roles, and exempt channels stay local per server.
Cost
During Phantom's early access, Anti-Scam is free. Launch pricing is still being decided; see Pricing & early access.
Permissions
security.view— see detection logsecurity.edit— change settings
Behaviour
- Only image attachments are scanned (not videos, not links to external images).
- A per-message rate limit prevents one spam wave from causing a flood of scans in a few seconds.
- Detection logs are kept for 30 days, then auto-pruned.
Related pages
- Automod → Links — text-based scam URL detection
- Automod → Attachments — block image types entirely
- Auto-Assist — AI ticket helper
- Pricing & early access — current status + launch billing