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.

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

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

Soft unlock only if you need it: start with the $9 lookalike list (named domains + risk), or the full researched pack + takedown template for $29 one-time — no subscription, guest checkout.

Prefer the manual path? You are on it — DIY lookalike check.

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.

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.

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DIY lookalike check · unlock from $9 · $29 full audit secondary · no subscription · not legal advice

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