New · server-powered
AI tools that run on Gary's server
Local models. Nothing leaves the home server. Each tool calls a different small model tuned for the job.
Ask the assistant
What it does: General-purpose chat, answered by the local TCG assistant model (gemma3:1b). Faster + safer than cloud AI for sensitive questions.
Summarize a long document or article
What it does: Paste long text (article, contract, PDF excerpt). Returns a tight bullet list of key facts, risks, and what to do next. Tuned for low hallucination.
Analyze an image
What it does: Upload a photo (≤5 MB, JPEG/PNG/WebP). Local vision model describes what it sees and flags suspicious activity. Use for: checking suspicious door-knock photos, sketchy product images, scan-detection.
Indiana civic search builder
What it does: One panel, several official portals: court cases (mycase), IDOC offender lookup, county clerk directory, jail/inmate search (VINELink). We don't scrape — we pre-fill the URL so you click straight through.
Live stock watchlist
What it does: Top symbols on the home-server watchlist with current price, % change, and signal. Updates every page load.
Full version: /stocks (in-progress upgrade)
Live Seymour status
What it does: Snapshot of weather, threat composite, active NWS alerts, traffic, flood gauges for Seymour + Jackson County. Auto-refreshes every 60 seconds.
Search & lookup
Find what we know about a business
Business name lookup
What it does: Type a business name; we search our published findings (Indiana SoS filings, AG actions, BBB complaints, court records) and show the worst things on file.
How to use: Enter the business as it appears on your quote (e.g. "Acme Roofing LLC"). Empty result ≠ clean — also check the SoS link on this page.
Browse by severity
What it does: Sorts the findings by how serious they are — critical (active fraud), high (multiple complaints), medium, low. The ones we'd warn a neighbor about, top-down.
How to use: Pick a severity, click Show entries. Use this to skim what's hot in Indiana right now without searching for a specific name.
Report a bad business (anonymous OK)
What it does: Tells us about a pattern you've seen. We verify with public records before anything gets published, so the next person who searches for that business name finds your story.
How to use: Business name + 1-2 sentences about what happened + your county. Email is optional. Don't include SSN or photos — just facts.
Is this link a scam?
What it does: Paste any suspicious link from a text/email. We check for red flags: weird hostname, fake "login" wording, suspicious country codes, no HTTPS, embedded passwords. Runs in your browser — never sent to us.
How to use: Long-press / right-click the link → Copy. Paste below. If you see ⚠ HIGH RISK or 3+ flags, don't click — text the sender separately to confirm it's real.
Ask the AI (free, private)
Local AI (Ollama, no third-party logs) answers questions about Indiana consumer protection, common scams, and how to file complaints.
Where is this website hosted?
What it does: Tells you the country, region, and ISP of any website or IP address. A "Tax-Help-Indiana.com" hosted in Belarus is a strong tell that it's not really Indiana.
How to use: Type the domain (without https://) or paste an IP. Useful for emails claiming to be from local businesses or government agencies.
Indiana state portals
Public records, official sources
Direct links to the agencies. We don't middle-man — these go straight to the source.
Indiana Secretary of State
Look up a corporation, LLC, or assumed-business-name filing. Confirms the entity actually exists and shows registered agent + officers.
Indiana Attorney General
File a consumer-protection complaint. Required step before any small-claims or class-action escalation.
Indiana courts & case lookup
See if a business has been sued, sued someone else, or has a small-claims judgment against it.
BMV & vehicle records
Dealer license verification, title-history hints, and the official Indiana BMV portal.
Federal consumer protection
Report fraud at the federal level — useful when the business is online-only or out of state.
Cross-reference review history
Look at multiple sources before deciding. We don't endorse any single review platform.
Educational
How to protect yourself before you commit money
Before you sign anything
- Verify the business exists at the IN Secretary of State.
- Search MyCase for the business name + the owner's name.
- Search this site for the business name (above).
- Get the quote in writing with itemized parts/labor.
- Don't pay 100% upfront — 25-50% deposit is normal, the rest on completion.
- Pay by credit card or check, not Cash App/Zelle/cash. Cards offer chargeback protection.
If something goes wrong
- Document everything in writing (texts, emails, photos).
- Contact the business in writing (email + certified letter) requesting fix or refund.
- If unresolved: Indiana AG complaint (see above).
- If they took money: dispute with your card issuer / bank.
- If under $8,000: Indiana small claims court.
- Tell us — submit a tip so the next person searches and finds it.
Common scam patterns we see in Indiana
- Storm-chaser roofers — unsolicited door knock after a storm, "free inspection", fake damage, demand insurance check.
- Auto dealer "yo-yo" financing — sale closes, days later "financing fell through", you owe more.
- Fake utility shutoff threats — "Pay $X by gift card or your power gets cut in 30 minutes." Real utilities never demand gift cards.
- Tow operator overcharges — extra "drop fees" not on a posted rate sheet.
- Tax-prep nonexistent business — pop-up "office" that disappears after April 15 with your info.