Is Lady-coat.com a Scam or Legit? | Website Review

Lady-coat is a website that claims to offer women’s clothing items. The website has consistently been among the most-searched websites on Scamadviser.com. Therefore, we have done an in-depth review for the benefit of our users.

Website Information

Official Domain

lady-coat.com

Registered on

2020-04-07

Location

Not provided

Owner

Not provided

Alexa Rank

1,791,625

Website Speed

No data

Lady-coat is an online women’s clothing store that claims to be selling sweaters, bottoms, tops, dresses and more. The website has been registered in April 2020 and the registrant’s details such as name, location and contact details have been hidden for privacy. 

The website looks quite low-quality as it contains sparse text and low-resolution images. The footer on the bottom of the page states ‘Powered By Shoplazza’, which suggests that Lady-coat may be a Chinese website. This is because Shoplazza is a Chinese counterpart of Shopify. 

The quality of the images is poor, which is quite surprising for a fashion website. The reason for this seems to be that the images have been copied from other websites. Take the below example of the image of a sweater supposedly being sold by Lady-coat for $48.15. The original image seems to be a sweater created by fashion designer named Sid Neigum and would sell for no less than a few hundred dollars. The image on Lady-coat has been cropped to hide the model’s face.

Every few minutes on the website, an orange pop-up shows up about a ‘Special Offer’. This same pop-up has been observed on numerous other websites that have been suspected to be scams.

The About Us page of the website contains the following text:

offers fast fashion at the designer boutique quality. Our team of professional buyers identify all the latest fashion trends, at the same time examine every detail of product quality

This same text can be found on at least 79 other websites that may all be related to Lady-coat. 

There page also contains the following company information:

Company Name Middle Bridge Ltd

Company Address:1010 Cambourne Business Park, Great Cambourne,Cambridge, CB22 6DP, United Kingdom

The address is also being used by at least 183 websites. The address itself is incomplete as it only points to a building. It is unknown whether an office or store is actually located there.

In totality, there are at least 255 websites related to Lady-coat. The full list is given at the end of the article. 

The company that is apparently running these online stores, Middle Bridge Ltd., has been written about previously on blogs and in the press. It is allegedly a shell company registered in the UK to act as a front for a Chinese company that is actually operating hundreds of websites similar to Lady-coat. 

We found that while the company is currently registered in the name of a British national named Kelly Nguyen, it previously had two Chinese nationals as Directors. It is also suspicious that the company has had three Directors despite being less than a year old. Therefore, it seems quite likely that Middle Bridge Ltd. is a shell company created to hide the workings of a Chinese company. 

The Terms & Conditions page of the website mentions the name of a completely different website called OnceLady.com. This website was found to be using the same address and company name, thus confirming that the hundreds of websites we have found are indeed related.

Company Information

Email ID

info@lioshirt.com

Phone Number

Not provided

Address

1010 Cambourne Business Park, Great Cambourne,Cambridge, CB22 6DP, United Kingdom

Social Media Profiles

• Facebook (page created on 4 June 2020) - https://www.facebook.com/Lady-coat-110055284067890
• Facebook (page created 17 June 2020) - https://www.facebook.com/Lady-Coat-store-103176578113816/
• Facebook (page created 4 November 2020) - https://www.facebook.com/Lady-coat-store-107148824535970/

Scamadviser Verification

The Scamadviser page of Lady-coat has not been claimed by the company.

The Contact Us page of the website provides the email ID of yet another website called Lioshirt.com. This further confirms that there are several other websites related to Lady-coat run by Middle Bridge Ltd. 

Though there are social media pages mentioned on the website, it was found that there are three separate Facebook pages created to promote Lady-coat. Two of the pages were created in June 2020 and a third one was created in November 2020. Almost all the posts have ‘angry’ reactions, presumably from unhappy customers. The address given on these pages and the page information provides confirmation that Lady-coat is indeed operated from China. The page admins are shown to be from China and Pakistan.

All the pages are running ads on Facebook and Instagram, which indicates that most of Lady-coat’s website traffic comes from social media advertisements.

User Reviews

There are only two reviews available for Lady-coat at the time of writing this article. Both the reviews are negative and express the same complaints related to Middle Bridge Ltd.’s websites mentioned in other places. Customers have complained about late delivery, false advertising, inferior products and poor customer service.

Conclusion

There is an extremely high likelihood that Lady-coat is a scam. 

It has a Trust Score of 1% on Scamadviser, indicating that it is exceptionally risky to shop on this website. You can read more about Lady-coat’s Trust Score here.

The website is of very low quality and seems to be operated by Middle Bridge Ltd. which is allegedly a UK shell company with Chinese owners. There seem to be at least 255 websites that are operated by this company. There seems to be some evidence suggesting that Lady-coat and the related 255 websites are actually run by a Chinese company that is trying to mislead customers into believing that it is based in the UK. 

The images on the website seem to have been copied from real fashion designers. The only contact method provided is an email ID which is of a different website called Lioshirt. The Terms & Conditions page also mentions the name of another website called OnceLady. These facts confirm that there are several other websites related to Lady-coat.

The main source of traffic to the website seems to be ads on Facebook and Instagram. Lady-coat is running ads on these platforms using three different Facebook pages. 

Customers of Lady-coat have complained that they received products after long delays of up to two months. They have stated that products were shipped from China and do not resemble the items shown in the advertisements. Attempts to contact customer services have apparently gone unanswered and there does not seem to be a way to get a refund from the company. It is advisable to avoid shopping on Lady-coat and the related 255 websites, as they do not seem to be genuine stores.

Learn More

Lady-coat is one among countless e-commerce stores that originate from China but try to pass themselves off as being based in North America or Europe. It is important to exercise caution when shopping online to avoid losing your money or ending up unhappy with your purchase. To know more about how you can have a pleasant online shopping experience while ordering from Chinese ecommerce stores, read the article 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid with Chinese Stores.

Read our reviews of other dodgy online clothing stores with connections to several other websites:

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Appendix

List of online stores that are seemingly operated by Middle Bridge Ltd.:

11boost.com
11nova.com
3000store.com
3rdhill.com
adhdiss.com
adocosa.com
akblife.com
amzgym.com
anet3d.it
angellovely.com
aoobeauty.com
arimoni.com
badycat.com
beautyaoo.com
beeroom.shop
beetsweeti.com
Belalove.com
Berrimall
biblep.com
bigbee4ushop.com
birenthir.com
bittboy.com
bohepro.com
boheweb.com
bronsonshop.com
buymutu.com
cacodress.com
chicfance.com
chicgigi.com
citylisa.com
clothingcap.com
clothingcell.com
clothingflash.com
cmmono.com
coatdear.com
coathoney.com
coatonce.com
cofootwear.com
coobing.com
createte.com
cupidshops.com
curvemint.com
customfacegifts.com
cutethee.com
daisybloomhandmade.com
dallavass.com
ddcolorfuleyes.com
dktgad.com
edgycici.com
egejiba.com
eyewearshopau.com
fangeme.com
fashionyame.com
fashyas.com
fasoracy.com
ficirt.com
fischeras.com
floralyears.com
Floressence
followmimi.com
footell.com
footthey.com
frujoy.com
furmiu.com
garbeam.com
gentlelia.com
gingtto.com
giopaci.com
gishoe.com
globuya.com
gogoupbsd.com
gooutfits.com
gorora.com
gracute.com
hearstbag.com
hiblings.com
hijabs36
hitsunny.com
hntongtu.com
homietop.com
hotbuyy.com
iceones.com
icesome.com
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iummart.com
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lionsme.com
lioonce.com
lioshirt.com
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micobuy.com
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musem.com
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noiei.com
obangbag.com
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olderbest.com
onceangel.com
oncebeauty.com
oncelady.com
once-love.com
onevye.com
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openbou.com
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oredet.com
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pandorawcs.com
peekanini.com
perfectdear.com
petalruna.com
photodiamondpainting.com
photowatch.com
pinkishme.com
pinklik.com
pnooty.com
PopJulia offers
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randors.com
re.justsright.com
remifootwear.com
retrogame300.com
ridlso.com
rosecocos.com
Roselilis offers
roselilis.com
s2bcustom.com
safetyalls.com
sakuraany.com
sammilie.com
Santiagowatson
seasumfits.com
seekoner.com
senesly.com
sewsee.com
sfacer.com
shapeshe.it
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shop.sleepon.us
simonful.com
simpleeapparel.com
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sloarshop.com
smallbella.com
sofaparks.com
soleteria.com
solohubs.com
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sombey.com
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stpics.com
styleiu.com
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tera-digital.com
theluckyme.com
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tinadream.com
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ustreetbuy.com
uzzclo.com
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yelinc.com
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Zonechics.com
 

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