# How do I report a suspicious link?

> Add + to the zou.sh link and use the Report this link form, or use the abuse form. No account needed, and abusive links are disabled.

Source: https://blinkhop.com/help/report-a-link

Open the link's preview page by adding `+` to it, then use the **Report this link** form. You don't need an account, and you never have to visit the destination.

## Report a suspicious zou.sh link

1. Add `+` to the end of the link, for example `https://zou.sh/7Kp2x+`. The preview page shows the destination without opening it.
2. On the preview page, open **Report this link**.
3. Describe the problem if you want to, for example "fake bank login page", then send the report.

You can also report a link through the [abuse form](https://blinkhop.com/abuse). Developers can send a report through the API:

```bash
curl https://api.blinkhop.com/v1/reports \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"short_url": "https://zou.sh/7Kp2x", "reason": "Fake bank login page"}'
```

## What happens next

We review reports, and abusive links are disabled. Once a link is disabled, visitors see a "This link was disabled" page (HTTP 410) instead of the destination.

A report stores only the link code, your optional reason and the date.

## How links are checked at creation

Every destination is checked when the link is created, against a blocklist of about 390,000 phishing and malware domains. The list is refreshed every night from two open sources: URLhaus (abuse.ch) and the Phishing.Database project. Links with embedded credentials (`user:pass@`) and links to private or local addresses are refused too. Reports catch what the blocklist misses. Read more about [link safety](https://blinkhop.com/features/link-safety).

## Links from other shorteners

We can only disable zou.sh links. To report a link from another shortener, contact the service that created it.

Still stuck? [Contact us](https://blinkhop.com/contact).