Scam Detective

FREE GUIDE · ~10 MINUTES

10-minute lookalike check for your brand

A practical DIY pass to spot typosquats, copycat stores, and support-lure domains before they convert your customers. No account. No card. When you want a researched pack, the free preview on Scam Detective is one click away.

FREE PREVIEW

Skip the manual grind when you are ready

Paste your brand or domain and get an instant exposure teaser — score + severity (hostnames and evidence locked until $9). Most people unlock the $9 lookalike list next; the full $29 Brand Impersonation Audit stays secondary if you want evidence depth + takedown + PDF.

Run free preview

Example prefills (not clone claims) — opens the free preview with the domain filled in:

?domain=allbirds.com?domain=glossier.com?domain=figma.com

Soft unlock when you want the researched pack: $29 one-time Brand Impersonation Audit (lookalikes + evidence + takedown template · real guest checkout) — or start with the $9 lookalike list. No subscription. Dedicated SEO land: Brand Impersonation Audit · $29 (https://scam-detective6.acoco.ai/brand-impersonation-audit).

Prefer the manual path? You are on it — DIY check. Soft secondary (not brand path): Instant URL Check · $2.

SOFT · SECONDARY · $2

INSTANT URL CHECK · url_check · 200¢ guest

Vet one suspicious link — $2 full report

$2

Not the brand lookalike path. Paste any website URL for a full scam-risk score, plain-English verdict, top 5 red flags, and 3-step plan (PDF). Guest checkout on the same secure rails as the $9 list — soft secondary only; free preview → $9 stays primary.

  • Full 0–100 scam risk score + verdict
  • All 5 red flags with concrete evidence
  • 3-step “what to do now” plan
  • Downloadable PDF report

Soft · secondary · $2 one-time · guest · no subscription · product url_check · 200¢ · contact [email protected]. Brand lookalikes stay on free preview → $9 (primary) · soft $29 audit remains secondary full pack.

Full $29 researched pack on its own land: Brand Impersonation Audit · $29 — https://scam-detective6.acoco.ai/brand-impersonation-audit.

QUIET · SECONDARY · $29

BRAND IMPERSONATION AUDIT · brand_audit · 2900¢ guest

Brand Impersonation Audit — full pack

$29

Quiet secondary full pack when the $9 list is not enough: researched lookalikes with deeper evidence, risk ratings, ready-to-send takedown template, and downloadable PDF. Guest checkout on the same secure rails as free preview → $9. Does not replace free preview or soft $2 URL check.

Full $29 Brand Impersonation Audit land: Brand Impersonation Audit · $29 (https://scam-detective6.acoco.ai/brand-impersonation-audit) — lookalikes, typosquats, evidence, takedown template.

  • Brand exposure score + plain-English verdict
  • Lookalike domains, typosquats & copycats with evidence
  • Risk rating on every finding
  • Ready-to-send takedown-request template
  • Downloadable PDF audit

Quiet · secondary · $29 one-time · guest · no subscription · product brand_audit · 2900¢ · contact [email protected]. Free preview → $9 list stays primary · soft $2 URL check stays secondary. · https://scam-detective6.acoco.ai/brand-impersonation-audit

DIY STEPS

Seven checks. About ten minutes.

  1. 01

    Write your brand strings

    List your company name, primary domain, product line names, and the two or three misspellings customers already type. Keep this list open — every later step uses it.

  2. 02

    Search exact-match shopping queries

    In a private window, search “your brand” + shop, login, support, and order help. Open results that are not your official domain. Note any site that uses your logo, product photos, or tone.

  3. 03

    Build a quick typosquat list

    Hand-write 8–12 variants: missing letter, swapped letters, brand-shop, get-brand, brand + coupon, and common TLD swaps (.net, .co, .shop, .online). You are mapping attack surface, not accusing anyone yet.

  4. 04

    Check domain age and ownership cues

    For each live host, look up public registration age and DNS basics. Brand-new domains with polished checkout pages are a classic clone pattern — flag anything under ~90 days for a closer look.

  5. 05

    Inspect checkout and payment red flags

    On suspicious stores, walk the cart without paying. Crypto-only, gift-card-only, missing physical address, broken contact pages, and pressure timers are high-signal commercial scam markers.

  6. 06

    Scan ads and support lures

    Search ad libraries and social results for your brand + discount / tracking / password reset. Fake “order help” and login pages often convert faster than full storefront clones.

  7. 07

    Document and decide

    Capture hostname, evidence snippet, and risk gut-check for each finding. If anything looks real, run the free Scam Detective preview next — then unlock the $9 lookalike list for named domains + risk, or the $29 full audit if you want the researched pack and takedown template.

EXAMPLE LOOKALIKE HOSTS

What typosquats and copycats look like in the wild

Concrete hostname shapes brand owners actually find when they run steps 3–6 above. These are illustrative lookalike and typosquat patterns (not live accusations that any host is currently scamming). Use them as a checklist while you build your own list — then run the free preview when you want named domains + risk without the manual grind.

Example hostnames: allbrids.com · allbirds-shop.online · secure-allbirds.co · glossieroutlet.com · glossierr-store.com · figma-login.net · get-figma.shop · figma-support.online

  1. allbrids.com — Missing-letter typosquat. Drops one character from the brand stem so it still reads at a glance.
  2. allbirds-shop.online — Brand + shop + cheap TLD. Pairs the real brand with a commerce suffix on a low-friction TLD.
  3. secure-allbirds.co — Trust-prefix lure. Adds secure- to mimic login or account-recovery pages.
  4. glossieroutlet.com — Concatenated outlet clone. Brand jammed into an outlet storefront with no hyphen.
  5. glossierr-store.com — Double-letter + store. Extra letter plus a generic store label — common hand-type error bait.
  6. figma-login.net — Support / login lure. Login path on a lookalike host; often converts faster than a full shop.
  7. get-figma.shop — Get-brand commerce TLD. Get- prefix on .shop — classic paid-ad landing pattern.
  8. figma-support.online — Fake support desk. Support-desk copycat used for password-reset and tracking lures.

Patterns covered: missing-letter typosquats, brand+shop TLD swaps, trust-prefix lures, outlet concatenations, double-letter store clones, login/support desk fakes, and get-brand commerce hosts. Your real list will use your brand strings from step 01.

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Soft rails held: Instant URL Check · $2 · Brand Impersonation Audit · $29 · free preview still lands on ?ads_land=1.

Done with the DIY pass?

Run the free brand preview on Scam Detective. Most people unlock the $9 lookalike list; the $29 full audit stays secondary if you need evidence depth + takedown + PDF.

Run free preview

DIY check · quiet $29 brand audit guest checkout · dedicated land Brand Impersonation Audit · $29 (https://scam-detective6.acoco.ai/brand-impersonation-audit) · $9 list available · soft secondary $2 URL check · no subscription · not legal advice

This guide is investigative hygiene, not legal advice, monitoring, takedown execution, or fund recovery. Questions: [email protected].