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takealot.com
No warning signs found
This site has a public history and normal business details. That makes a scam less likely, but it is not a guarantee. Always pay in a way you can reverse.
This web address has been registered since 2011-06-01 — about 15 years There is no phone number and no email address anywhere on this site, so you have no way to reach a person before you pay.
What we found
- This web address has been registered since 2011-06-01 — about 15 years.
- The Wayback Machine has been capturing this site since 2011-09-05.Open the Wayback Machine for this domain
- Tranco, a ranking of the world's most-visited websites, places this domain around number 5 916 — consistent with a site that receives substantial, sustained traffic.Check this yourself on Tranco
- Email addresses at this domain work, so replies to the seller should reach them.
Smaller things we noticed
- There is no phone number and no email address anywhere on this site, so you have no way to reach a person before you pay.
- The site links to no social media accounts.
Other public information
- The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC.
- The HTTPS connection is protected by a valid certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc., valid until 2026-12-04. The padlock proves the connection is encrypted, not that the seller is honest.See this certificate in the public log
- The URLhaus malware feed was not checked: its free feed key is not configured on our side. This is a gap in our information, not a finding about the site.
- Google Safe Browsing was not checked: its API key is not configured on our side. This is a gap in our information, not a finding about the site.
- The Maltiverse threat-intelligence classification was not checked: its free API key is not configured on our side. This is a gap in our information, not a finding about the site.
- We found no review claims on this site's homepage. Independent reviews are the fastest way to see how a seller treats its customers — check them before you pay.Search Google for reviews of this siteCheck TrustpilotCheck Hellopeter (South Africa)
- No company registration number in the South African CIPC format is published. CIPC only covers South African companies.
- We could not establish how this site takes payment from the homepage alone.
What to do about this
- There is no way to reach this seller before you pay. Ask questions in writing first — if they will not answer them, that is your answer.
Whatever else you decide, pay by card where you can: a card payment can be disputed, a bank transfer cannot. And never send someone photographs of your ID or your bank card.