We see that the owner of the website is using a service to hide his/her identity. This may be because the owner does not want to get spammed. However, it also makes it difficult to identify the real owner of the website. As a result, websites hiding their identity get a slightly lower score.

Cloudflare is a worldwide distributed Content Delivery Network (CDN) platform. Cloudflare does not provide web hosting services and is primarily concerned with web performance and security. It is also a Google Cloud Platform and IBM Cloud partner and therefore shares a lot of mutual reputable customers with both companies. One of Cloudflare's most popular services is its Domain Name Service (DNS) which comes with built-in security measures such as DDoS-blocker and DNSSEC, as well as a Web Application Firewall (WAF). The platform's reputation over the years made it the go-to for a lot of credible organizations and platforms, including ScamAdviser; but like with everything else on the internet, it is still prone to misuse by scammers. 

According to Tranco this site has a low Tranco rank. This means that the number of visitors to this website is quite low. You can expect this from a small, starting or niche website. A popular website however should have a higher ranking.

This website seems to offer cryptocurrency information and or services. Cryptocurrency services like bitcoin exchanges, crypto-mining, and trading services are considered high-risk. Not only due to their inherent nature (cryptocurrencies are often volatile compared to currencies like the Dollar and Euro) but also because many scammers try to lure consumers into investing in (non-existing) digital valuta. Please read our article How to check if a cryptocurrency site is legit or a scam..

The name of the website has been claimed for more than a year in advance. This is a good sign. Most website owners only register their domain name for one year and renew every year. Companies who register their domain name for a longer-term (up to 10 years) mean to continue their business for a long time. Most scammers sell the name of their websites after a few months once their scam has become common knowledge.

This website has been set-up several years ago. We consider this a positive sign. The longer a website exists, the more it can be expected that it is legit. However, the age of the website is unfortunately no guarantee. In some cases, scammers have been found to buy existing domain names and start their malicious practice here. So checking a website remains a necessity. 

Gift cards are good alternatives for shopping without cash or credit cards, and they also make for great gift items. However, scammers are also using gift cards to perpetrate charge-back and other scams. Scammers sometimes also use stolen credit cards to buy gift cards and resell same to unsuspecting consumers. It is therefore important to only purchase gift cards from trusted brand stores preferably, and not from third-party retailers.

Gift cards have always been a way for scammers to steal money from consumers as they are not easily traceable. We recommend that you always purchase gift cards from official store merchant sites (e.g. amazon.com), and not on third-party retailer sites. This ensures credibility and reduces the risk of purchasing gift cards that could have already been tampered with.