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Case 004 · opened Oct 10, 2026

Brand-name site

Brand-name “review” sites that route you to unverified sellers

By Shaun Tucker · How we verify

This site uses a real vendor's brand as its domain name and describes itself as an independent reference. It ranked first on Google for that vendor's name four weeks after registration.

Evidence

1. Its own pages state that it is not a vendor and has no cart or checkout.
2. Across all 35 pages in its sitemap we found no link to the real vendor's store.
3. Its vendor directory describes the sellers it lists as “unverified overseas sellers” and offers price requests over WhatsApp.
4. The domain was registered on Sep 12, 2026. The real vendor's domain dates from Aug 2, 2025.

Why it matters

Someone searching for a vendor by name lands on a site that looks like the authority on that vendor and is pointed toward sellers the site itself calls unverified.

What to do

Use this kind of site for reading only. When you are ready to order, go to the vendor's own domain.

Corrections

If you operate a site named here and believe an entry is wrong, tell us. We will re-check and correct or remove it.

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