Select warning signs you can actually see on a shopping site, marketplace listing, social ad, delivery claim, or checkout page. NoBuyCart returns an educational risk estimate, not a verdict, investigation, or guarantee.
The checker looks at eight visible categories: identity consistency, price realism, contact information, policy clarity, payment route, pressure, delivery logic, and after-purchase fee requests. It may help when an unfamiliar store, seller, message, or deal feels hard to judge quickly.
The estimate cannot prove fraud, verify a business, inspect a private account, recover money, or make a link safe to open. Use it as a pause framework, then verify important details through official channels before paying or sharing information.
Each selected warning sign adds the points shown below. The tool uses the same weights in the React checker and in these published examples.
| Factor | Weight | What a visitor might observe |
|---|---|---|
| Store identity inconsistency | 14 | The domain spelling, store name, company name, email, or contact page do not line up. |
| Abnormally low price | 14 | A product is listed far below established retailers or normal secondhand prices. |
| Missing contact information | 10 | The site hides support routes, uses only a form, or gives no business identity. |
| Weak or unclear policies | 10 | Return, delivery, refund, or privacy pages are missing, vague, copied, or mention another company. |
| Risky payment request | 18 | The seller avoids standard checkout and pushes transfer, gift cards, crypto, QR payment, or a personal link. |
| Urgency or social pressure | 10 | A post, ad, message, timer, or seller says you must act immediately. |
| Delivery mismatch | 10 | The page promises impossible shipping, mismatched warehouse locations, or vague tracking. |
| Extra fee or card request | 14 | A follow-up message asks for customs fees, redelivery fees, refund fees, OTPs, or card details. |
0-29
Few listed warning signs were selected.
Does not mean: It does not mean the store, seller, message, or checkout is verified.
Next: Continue normal checks: confirm identity, policies, price, payment route, and delivery details.
30-59
Several visible warning signs are present and deserve outside verification.
Does not mean: It does not prove fraud or rule out a legitimate explanation.
Next: Pause before paying, compare independent sources, and use official support or platform channels.
60-100
The selected warning signs form a stronger visible-risk pattern.
Does not mean: It is still an educational estimate, not an investigation or final determination.
Next: Avoid payment or new information sharing until identity, payment, delivery, and support routes are verified.
Fictional example
58/100 · Medium
A visitor sees a new electronics shop advertising a current camera bundle at 80% off. The store name in the footer does not match the domain, the contact page is thin, the refund page is vague, and a timer says the price expires in minutes.
Compare the camera price with established retailers, search the business name independently, read the refund and delivery terms, and avoid entering payment details until the seller identity is clearer.
The score does not prove the store is fake. It shows that price, identity, contact, policy, and pressure signs are stacking together.
Fictional example
52/100 · Medium
A marketplace seller lists a popular game console below normal used prices. The profile has little history, the seller says other buyers are waiting, and they ask to move payment to a direct transfer outside the platform.
Keep communication on the platform, compare similar listings, check platform payment rules, and do not send a deposit through an unsupported transfer route.
The score reflects the payment and pressure pattern. A new seller can be legitimate, but the off-platform payment request needs stronger verification.
Fictional example
66/100 · High
A text claims a parcel is waiting and asks for a small redelivery fee. The sender name does not match the expected carrier, the link domain looks unfamiliar, and the page asks for card details immediately.
Open the retailer or carrier site manually, compare the tracking number from the original order, and avoid card entry from the surprise message link.
The score is a warning-sign estimate. It is not a technical scan of the link and it does not contact any carrier.
Legitimate businesses can trigger warning signs. A new small business may have limited public history. A real clearance sale may explain a low price. A minimal website may be unfinished rather than malicious. A seller may prefer a payment method for ordinary local reasons. Those possibilities do not erase the warning signs; they mean the next step should be verification, not an instant accusation.
Guidance on checking sellers, comparing offers, reading policies, keeping records, and payment protections.
General next steps after money or personal information may have reached a suspicious party.
Explains package-text scams and recommends independent verification instead of surprise links.
General guidance for checking URLs, unusual formatting, urgency, and unexpected requests.