Clicking on links that you have no idea where they’ll take you? Not a bright idea.
 
I don’t care if you received that shortlink from your boss, your life partner, your favorite band or your mother (or at least so you may believe).
 
If you don’t want to end up in a phishing or malware trap, check it first.
 
Check it safely: you can use a service that shows you where that link redirects you to, or you can choose one that remotely takes screenshots of the website.
 
You can use either one of these:

• Where Goes
• Redirect Detective
• Internet Officer Redirect Check
• Redirect Check
• URL2PNG
• Browser Shots
• Shrink The Web
• Browserling