Check if a website is legit

• Reviews and the average rating. Only people with an email from a major provider can write reviews, and the site owner can't delete them.
• Recent complaints: how many 1–2 star reviews there were in the last 12 months.
• Whether the owner verified the site and replies to reviews.
• If the website isn't in the catalog, nobody has reviewed it yet: you can add it and write the first review.

Reviews are only part of the check. Before paying an unfamiliar store or service, go through this list:

• Address. Compare it with the official one: scammers register look-alike domains with an extra letter, a hyphen or a different ending. Don't open links from emails, texts and ads — type the address yourself.
• Domain age. A whois lookup shows when the domain was registered. A week-old store with huge discounts is a red flag.
• Company details. A real store names the company behind it, its address and registration number. Check them in the official business register of the country.
• Prices. A price far below the market is a common bait of fake stores.
• Payment. Be careful with prepayment to a personal card, crypto or requests to pay outside the website. A card payment on the bank's payment page is easier to dispute.
• Contacts and terms. A real store has a phone number, an address, delivery and return terms — not just a contact form or a messenger.
• The padlock. HTTPS only means the connection is encrypted: scammers get certificates for free too.
• Reviews. Look for recent reviews on independent platforms. Identical glowing reviews on the website itself prove nothing.
• Financial companies. Banks, lenders, brokers and insurers must be licensed — check the regulator's register in your country.

ReviewNet is a review platform, not an antivirus: we don't scan websites for malware or phishing and don't give “scam or not” verdicts. To check a link for threats, use dedicated tools:

• Google Transparency Report — whether Google Safe Browsing lists the site as unsafe;
• VirusTotal — a link check by dozens of antivirus engines;
• Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal — the address reputation according to Kaspersky.

• Keep the messages, receipts, order number and the website address.
• If you paid by card, call your bank right away: report the fraud and ask whether the payment can be disputed.
• Report it to the police and, for financial companies, to the regulator.
• Write a review to warn others. The site owner can't delete it.

More in the guides “Where to report a scam website and how to get your money back” and “Scam website lists”.

Yes, and no sign-up is needed. You only sign in with your email to write a review.

Reviews come only from emails of major providers, one email — one account. The site owner can reply to a review but can't delete it or change the rating; moderators hide reviews that break the rules. More in the FAQ.