Is Ailinova.com a Scam or Legit? | Website Review
Author: James Greening
Ailinova is a website that claims to offer women’s clothing items at low prices. 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
ailinova.com
Registered on
2020-10-13
Location
Not provided
Owner
Not provided
Alexa Rank
5,053,571 (Low)
Website Speed
No data
Ailinova is an online store that claims to be selling women’s clothing items such as tops, blouses, sweaters, cardigans, shoes, and more. The domain name was registered in October 2020. The website has been registered in Guangdong, China. The registrant’s other details such as name and contact details have not been provided. Therefore, all we know about the website’s ownership that it is being operated from China.
The site itself does not look impressive, as the same generic design is used by countless Chinese ecommerce stores. The website is targeting a French audience judging by the website language. The products being sold on the website look a bit fishy, as they are edited images that do not show the actual products.
Additionally, the products being sold by Ailinova can also be found on numerous other webshops. Many of these sites use the same design as Ailinova, which is the first indication that they might be related in some way. Further, many of these sites such as Lilicloth, Nordcloth and StyleWe and have earlier been found to have a high likelihood of being scams.
The textual content on the website is not original either. There are at least 8 other websites that are using the same text. The names of these websites are given at the end of the article in the ‘Appendix’ section. We analyzed the IP addresses of these websites and found that all 8 of them have shared or neighbouring IP addresses. Ailinova shares the same IP address as 4 of these and has the neighbouring IP address of 2 others. This implies that they are operated by the same company.
As some of these websites have been known to be run by a suspicious UK shell company named ChicV Ltd., there is a high possibility that Ailinova is another among ChicV Ltd.’s hundreds of websites.
Some of the text on the website is in English, which once again suggests that Ailinova is one of ChicV Ltd.’s loosely-translated websites.
Another link suggesting that Ailinova may be run using a UK shell company is that the Terms & Conditions page refers to the site operating in accordance with UK laws, despite the website clearly having been created from China.
Company Information
Email ID
service@ailinova.com
Phone Number
Not provided
Address
Not provided
Social Media Profiles
2 Facebook pages:
https://www.facebook.com/Ailinova-106774141219976/ (created 21 October 2020)
https://www.facebook.com/Ailinovacom-102886471617435/ (created 21 October 2020)
Scamadviser Verification
The Scamadviser page of Ailinova has not been claimed by the company.
The only contact detail provided by Ailinova is an email address. No phone number or address is mentioned anywhere on the website and there is not even a return address.
Though no social media pages are mentioned on the website itself, I found that there are 2 different Facebook pages that have been created on the same day to promote Ailinova. It is extremely odd that there would be multiple Facebook pages for the same website. Neither of the pages seem to be active.
User Reviews
There are quite a few reviews of Ailinova available on Scamadviser. The reviews are overwhelmingly negative. Customers have complained about things such as false advertising, poor quality products, non-delivery, late delivery and poor customer service. You can read the reviews of Ailinova here.
Conclusion
There is an extremely high likelihood that Ailinova might be 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 Ailinova’s Trust Score here.
The products being sold by Ailinova can be found on several other websites, most of which are known to be dubious online stores operated by a UK shell company named ChicV Ltd. The images of the products themselves are fake, as they show clothing designs edited onto templates of models.
The text used on the website is not original either, as the same can be found on at least 8 other websites. All of these websites seem to be operated by the same company as they share the same IP addresses. The content on Ailinova’s website establishes a connection between it and websites such as Lilicloth, Nordcloth and StyleWe, which have been found to provide an unpleasant shopping experience.
The only contact method provided by Ailinova is an email ID. There is no phone number or address mentioned. Not even a return address has been provided.
All the reviews that are available for Ailinova are from unhappy customers. Complaints include misleading advertising, inferior products, delayed or no delivery and poor customer service. It is advisable to avoid shopping on Ailinova or any of the related websites, as they are very likely to provide an unpleasant shopping experience.
Learn More
Ailinova 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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- Is Breobi.com a Scam or Legit?
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- Is AiryCloth.com a Scam or Legit?
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Appendix
List of online stores that are related to Ailinova:
chicholly.com
dknice.com
ellenana.com
fashionjaney.com
fashionjaney.net
inneryoo.com
lookempire.com
minoqueen.com
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