diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index 30030e9..c2660d0 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"math"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gotd/td/session"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/auth"
+	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/message"
+	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/message/html"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/updates"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/tg"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	APIHash       string            `yaml:"api_hash"`
 	MonitoredChat int64             `yaml:"monitored_chat"`
 	AlertChat     int64             `yaml:"alert_chat"`
+	NtfyHost      string            `json:"ntfy_host"`
 	NtfyToken     string            `yaml:"ntfy_token"`
 	NtfyTopic     string            `yaml:"ntfy_topic"`
 	SessionPath   string            `yaml:"session_path"`
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ func loadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
 api_hash: ""
 monitored_chat: 0
 alert_chat: 0
+ntfy_host: "https://ntfy.sh/"
 ntfy_token: ""
 ntfy_topic: ""
 session_path: "antiscam.session"
@@ -192,8 +195,32 @@ func escapeMarkdown(text string) string {
 	return result.String()
 }
 
-func notify(message, topic, title string, priority int, token string) {
-	url := "https://ntfy.zio.sh/" + topic
+func escapeHTML(text string) string {
+	var result strings.Builder
+	for _, r := range text {
+		switch r {
+		case '&':
+			result.WriteString("&")
+		case '<':
+			result.WriteString("&lt;")
+		case '>':
+			result.WriteString("&gt;")
+		case '"':
+			result.WriteString("&quot;")
+		case '\'':
+			result.WriteString("&#39;")
+		default:
+			result.WriteRune(r)
+		}
+	}
+	return result.String()
+}
+
+func notify(message, host, topic, title string, priority int, token string) {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(host, "/") {
+		host = host + "/"
+	}
+	url := host + topic
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBufferString(message))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("notify: creating request: %v", err)
@@ -390,21 +417,29 @@ func handleNewMessage(ctx context.Context, api *tg.Client, alertPeer *tg.InputPe
 		// Get supergroup name
 		chatName := channel.Title
 
-		// Build and send alert message
-		matchMessage := fmt.Sprintf("🚨 Matched\n**Score**: %.2f\n**Chat**: %s (ID: %d)\n**User**: %s (%s) (ID: %d)\n",
-			result.score, escapeMarkdown(chatName), chatID, escapeMarkdown(displayName+" ("+username+")"), username, senderID)
+		// Build alert message with HTML formatting for markdown v2
+		matchMessageHTML := fmt.Sprintf("🚨 Matched\n<b>Score</b>: %.2f\n<b>Chat</b>: %s (ID: %d)\n<b>User</b>: %s (%s) (ID: %d)\n",
+			result.score, escapeHTML(chatName), chatID, escapeHTML(displayName+" ("+username+")"), username, senderID)
 
-		// Send ntfy notification if config set
+		// Send ntfy notification if config set (use plain text for ntfy)
 		if cfg.NtfyToken != "" || cfg.NtfyTopic != "" {
-			notify(matchMessage, cfg.NtfyTopic, fmt.Sprintf("Scam Alert: %s", chatName), 5, cfg.NtfyToken)
+			plainMessage := fmt.Sprintf("🚨 Matched\nScore: %.2f\nChat: %s (ID: %d)\nUser: %s (%s) (ID: %d)\n",
+				result.score, chatName, chatID, displayName+" ("+username+")", username, senderID)
+			notify(plainMessage, cfg.NtfyHost, cfg.NtfyTopic, fmt.Sprintf("Scam Alert: %s", chatName), 5, cfg.NtfyToken)
 		}
 
-		// Send alert message to alert chat
-		_, err = api.MessagesSendMessage(ctx, &tg.MessagesSendMessageRequest{
-			Peer:     alertPeer,
-			Message:  matchMessage,
-			RandomID: rand.Int63(),
-		})
+		// Create a resolver for user mentions (not needed for this message, but required by html.String)
+		userResolver := func(id int64) (tg.InputUserClass, error) {
+			return &tg.InputUserFromMessage{
+				Peer:   alertPeer,
+				MsgID:  0,
+				UserID: id,
+			}, nil
+		}
+
+		// Send alert message to alert chat using StyledText with HTML
+		sender := message.NewSender(api)
+		_, err = sender.To(alertPeer).StyledText(ctx, html.String(userResolver, matchMessageHTML))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Failed to send alert message: %v", err)
 		}