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🌐 Is This Website Legit?

Enter any website address and we'll check the domain registration, age, security certificate, and more.

🌐 Verify a Website

Not sure if a website is real? We'll check the domain age, security certificate, and registration details.

This goes deeper than our quick checker above -- it contacts external databases to verify the domain.

🔒 We check public registration records. We don't visit the site or store your query.

What We Check

Domain Age

How long has this website existed? Scam sites are almost always brand new -- created days or weeks ago. A domain registered 10 years ago is far more likely to be legitimate.

SSL Certificate

Does the site use encryption (the padlock icon in your browser)? A missing or invalid certificate means your data is not protected. Never enter personal info on a site without SSL.

DNS Records

Is the website actually active? We check if the domain resolves to a real server. Domains that don't exist or aren't set up are dead giveaways.

Typosquatting Detection

We check if the domain is a misspelled version of a real website -- like "arnazon.com" instead of "amazon.com." This is one of the most common phishing tactics.

Why Domain Age Matters

âš ī¸ According to the FBI, most scam websites are less than 30 days old.

Scammers create new domains constantly because old ones get reported and blocked. A website that was created last week is far more suspicious than one that's been around for years.

🚩 Less than 3 months old -- High risk. Scam sites are almost always this new.
âš ī¸ 3-12 months old -- Moderate risk. New enough to deserve extra scrutiny.
â„šī¸ 1-5 years old -- Lower risk. But age alone doesn't guarantee safety.
✅ 5+ years old -- Good sign. Established domains are rarely scam operations.

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