Never rely on a logo, screenshot, or messaging profile alone. Confirm the exact domain, contact details, refund terms, and payment recipient before sending funds.
Eight checks before payment
Verify the exact domain
Type the domain manually. Watch for extra letters, hyphens, alternate endings, copied logos, and redirected checkout links.
Confirm the payment recipient
The recipient name and payment method should match published business information. Stop if a contact suddenly changes it.
Check communication channels
Compare phone numbers, messaging accounts, and email domains with independently confirmed contact information.
Read shipping and refund terms
Look for clear timeframes, tracking expectations, refund conditions, and a real support process.
Treat certificate screenshots cautiously
Confirm laboratory identity, batch references, dates, and whether documentation can be independently verified.
Search reports by exact domain
Brand-only searches can miss clone sites. Search the full domain, payment address, email, and messaging number.
Avoid urgency and secrecy
Pressure to pay immediately, move chats, use gift cards, or hide the transaction is a serious warning sign.
Protect sensitive information
Never send passwords, payment-card numbers, government identifiers, or unnecessary medical information.
Common scam patterns
Clone domains
A lookalike website copies a real brand but changes the domain or payment recipient.
Messaging impersonation
A social or messaging account claims to be staff and moves payment outside the official channel.
Documentation pressure
Certificates are shown as proof while batch identity, laboratory contact, or dates cannot be verified.