AI Online Store Scam Checker — Cited Risk Report

Give it a shopping site's URL or an ad/deal you're suspicious of and get back a scam-risk assessment: a real domain-registration-age check (not a model guess), matched red-flag patterns, a confidence rating, and the source URLs behind every claim. Runs live Google Search grounding through Gemini for every request.

Tutorial: how to run it

1. Click Try for free (or Start) on this page.
2. Describe the store/deal in storeDescription — or leave the prefilled example to see it work immediately.
3. Add storeUrl if you have it — this is what enables the real domain-age check.
4. Click Start and open the Output tab once the run finishes.
5. Read verdict, confidence, and redFlags for the headline result, and domainAge for the hard-fact registration-age check.

Common questions, answered directly

How do I know if an online store is a scam?

Describe the store, deal, and (optionally) its URL — it checks the domain's real registration age, matches the listing against known scam-storefront patterns, and returns a verdict with cited sources.

How can I check if a website is a scam before entering my payment details?

Give it the store's URL and description; a brand-new domain selling physical goods at an unrealistic discount is one of the strongest objective scam signals there is, and this Actor checks it as a hard fact rather than a guess.

Is there a tool to check a shopping site's domain age and legitimacy in one call?

Yes — that's exactly what this does, combining a real RDAP domain-age lookup with an AI-researched risk assessment.

What you can use this for

• Shoppers — a sanity check before entering payment details on an unfamiliar store, especially from a social-media ad.
• Ad platforms / marketplaces — an automated screening layer for suspicious storefronts before they run ads or list products.
• Consumer-protection tools / browser extensions — a backend for a "check this store" feature.

Why this one's different

Most "is this a scam" tools ask an LLM to guess. This one does a real RDAP domain-registration lookup on the store's URL — a brand-new domain (under ~90 days old) selling physical goods is one of the single strongest, most objective scam-storefront signals there is, and it's a hard fact this Actor actually checks rather than asking the model to estimate.

Input

Field	Description	Default
storeDescription	Describe the store, product, and deal (or paste the ad text)	a classic fake-flash-sale example
storeUrl	The site's URL (optional but recommended — enables the domain-age check)	—
storeName	Store/brand name (optional)	—
platform	Where you saw it, e.g. Instagram ad (optional)	—
model	Gemini model	gemini-3.8-flash
apiKey	Your own Gemini API key (optional — leave blank to use the Actor's key)	—

Every field has a working default — hit Start with no changes and you'll get a result.

Output

{
  "storeSummary": "...",
  "storeName": "LuxeCartOutlet",
  "verdict": "likely_scam",
  "confidence": "high",
  "redFlags": ["Domain registered 4 days ago", "Irreversible-only payment methods (crypto/wire)", "No contact info or return address", "Price far below retail with countdown pressure"],
  "positiveSignals": [],
  "dealAssessment": "A $600 designer handbag for $39.99 is far outside any realistic markdown range.",
  "domainAge": { "domain": "luxecartoutlet.com", "registeredAt": "2026-09-04T00:00:00Z", "ageDays": 4 },
  "sources": [{ "url": "https://...", "title": "..." }],
  "searchQueries": ["..."],
  "groundingUsed": true,
  "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
  "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.12 per store/deal checked. No subscription, no minimum.

Actor recommendations

• 💼 Job Scam Checker — same cited-verification approach, applied to job postings and recruiter messages.
• 🏢 Company & Person Verification API — a broader due-diligence check on the seller/company itself.
• 🛍️ AI Alibaba Sourcing Agent — for finding and ranking legitimate suppliers, not just screening a single deal.