Show HN: Ghost Money – Alive/Dead board for 2026 free-money ads

Category: other

Tags: scam-detection, tax-credits, consumer-protection, keyword-matching

Score: 4.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 3, Documentation: 4, Utility: 5)

Ghost Money is a simple web tool that lets users paste a free-money ad (e.g., tax credits, rebates) and checks whether it matches any known legitimate program from a curated set of 17 issues. It uses keyword matching to avoid hallucination, answering 'unknown' if no match is found. The project aims to help consumers identify scams by providing a free, non-advice reference.

Target audience: general public, consumers, financial educators

Repository: https://ghost-money.surge.sh/check

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