Scam-detector.com Review
Author: Adam Collins
When consumers are bombarded with many websites, they always need a safe haven to run to. This comes in the form of scam detectors and reviewers who go above and beyond to make the internet a safe space.
Enter websites like ScamAdviser.com and scam-detector.com, trusted fraud prevention platform that gives consumers necessary tips to avoid getting scammed. They help people make conscious choices by providing all the necessary tips to help fight scams.
When did they start?
According to Whois.com, Scam-detector was started in 2011 making it over a decade old and interestingly enough, just a few months older than ScamAdviser. During that time, Scam-detector has grown to be assessed in over 190 countries and has become an official contributor to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
During that time, they have also been featured by a host of leading publications and newsrooms like BBC, FOX, NBC, ABC & more.
What made Scam-Detector big?
The general idea of scam-detector was to review websites and publish them on their site. Initially, they started by writing blogs and reviewing the different types of scams and threats that consumers faced. The main goal was to educate consumers from all around the world on the threats posed by scammers. The blogs also sort to educate the readers on how to protect themselves against scams, something which they still do to this day.
They then got a search engine, a popular tool that was available on other reliable scam prevention sites, and began building to where they are today. Just like other consumer protection websites, search tools play a vital role in analyzing the specs and operations of a site. From there, they come up with an in-depth review of the said website.
The reviews
Reviews are quite important as they help shed light on a business. There are many reviews that we found related to Scam-detector.
There are reviews on almost all major review sites like Trustpilot, Scamadviser, and MyWOT. Most of the reviews are quite mixed with many consumers praising the site for providing valuable insights.
On the other hand, website owners have taken issue with what they claim to be unfair reviews. On MyWOT, the site has 22 reviews with an overall rating of 2.9 stars.
In one review, there is a complain that there are some dubious websites which have been given a pass. In yet another review, the user claims that the bot used by Scam-detector cannot differentiate the industry a business is based in.
It is also worth noting that some of the negative reviews do not have a real name with numbers and popular phrases being used.
When it comes to positive reviews, the users were not afraid to use their real names and praised the site for providing safe and legitimate information.
On Trustpilot, the site has an overall rating of 3.9 which also has a mixed bag of fortunes. There are some consumers who praise the site and its operations for being fast and efficient.
There are some reviews that cast doubt about the algorithm used by Scam-detector with the site getting wrong industry categorization a constant concern.
We also noticed a deliberate effort by some users to bring down the rating of Scam-detector by rating other non-related websites under this review.
This feels like a deliberate effort by dubious sites to bring down the ratings of Scam-detector by giving wrong impressions and bad reviews about the site.
Parting shot
Overall, Scam-detector.com appears to be using an algorithm that uses several pointers to come to a conclusion. Perhaps the algorithm may not be perfect getting into the wrong industry is a constant problem. The main challenge here is, that if the industry is wrong, the conclusion may be distorted, and can be hard to really know whether a website is a scam or not.
But other than that, Scam-detector seems to be offering valid resources that consumers can use to protect themselves against scams. This can be backed by the fact that the scammers are deliberately trying to bring down the ratings on reliable sites like Trustpilot.
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