Paste a store link. We look at one public page and its web address. Then we show the warning signs we found, the checks we could not finish, and a safer next step. We cannot prove that a store is safe or that it is a scam.
The checker follows three simple steps. It stays on public pages and tells you when it could not finish a check.
We remove extra tracking parts from the link. We will not open links with passwords, private addresses, or file types we do not support. If the link sends us somewhere else, we follow it only a few times.
We look at the web address, the page people can see, links to store policies, contact details, pressure words, large discount claims, and public safety information when it is available.
Each warning sign from a finished check adds a set number of points. We add the points and place the total in one of three groups. If too many important checks are missing, we do not guess.
We inspect one public page and its web address. We cannot see behind a login, test a purchase, or know whether a seller will keep its promises.
The number counts warning signs. It is not the chance that a store is a scam. A lower number never means that a store is safe.
The number starts at 10. Finished warning signs add set points, and a protected connection removes 4 points. We keep the total between 0 and 100. Most warning signs can count only when the check behind them finishes.
Finding a contact link, return link, privacy link, about link, or social link adds no points and removes no points. A store can write those details itself, so seeing them does not prove that the seller is real.
We say this when we cannot open the page, fewer than 60% of the important checks finish, or key checks are missing or disagree.
One exception is a match on a known unsafe-site list. That is a serious warning even when the store page will not open.
A missing check does not mean the store is dangerous. It means we know less, so the result must be more careful.
We never turn a missing check into a reassuring sign. When too much is missing, the result is “We couldn’t tell.”
Check the seller name, contact details, and return rules somewhere else. Pay in a way that can help you get your money back if there is a problem.
Pause. Do not pay until you can explain each important warning and confirm the seller outside its own website.
Try the store homepage or check again later. Use another trusted source before you pay.
Avoid the store for now. Do not enter payment or personal details.
A report is a snapshot of the public page at that time. It does not keep watching the store. The page, seller, offer, and payment instructions can change later.
Check again if time has passed or if the link, offer, contact details, or payment instructions have changed.
See an example reportThe checker cannot promise that a store is safe or prove that it is a scam. It also cannot tell what will happen after you pay.
If you are still unsure, do not pay. Check the seller somewhere else, read the return rules, and pay in a way that can help you get your money back if there is a problem.
See the warning signs we found, what we could not check, and a safer next step.