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Legit Check: Is This Clothing Store Legit?

Fake streetwear and designer stores copy real brands, take payment and send nothing, or send a fake. Legit Check lets you search a store before you pay, read what other shoppers went through, and report a store that scammed you.

Legit Check

Check a store before you pay

How Legit Check works

1. Readers report

Shoppers who lost money tell their story and add proof: order emails, receipts, chats and photos of what arrived.

2. We review the proof

Every report waits in a private queue. We publish it only if the evidence backs it up, and we remove personal details first.

3. Stores get a page

Each reported store gets its own page with every approved story, so the next shopper can check before paying.

Reader reports

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Warning signs of a fake clothing store

No single sign proves a store is fake, but the more of these you see, the more careful you should be.

  • Prices far below retail. Sold-out hoodies at 60 to 80 percent off, or every size in stock, is the classic hook.
  • A brand-new website. Many fake stores are only weeks old and use the brand name plus extra words or odd endings in the address.
  • Payment pushed off the normal checkout. Bank transfer only, crypto, gift cards, or PayPal "friends and family" removes your buyer protection.
  • No real business details. No company name, no return address, only a contact form or a WhatsApp number.
  • Copied photos and text. Product shots lifted from the official site or Instagram, with spelling mistakes in the descriptions.
  • Social media ads with comments turned off, or reviews that all sound the same.
Safest ruleBuy from the brand's official store or a well-known retailer. If you are not sure which website is official, check the brand's verified Instagram account, which usually links to it.

Got scammed? How to try to get your money back

Move fast. Every payment method has time limits, and the sooner you act, the better your chances.

Credit or debit card

Call your bank or card issuer and ask to dispute the charge (a chargeback) because the goods never arrived or were not as described. Card disputes have time limits, often a few months from the purchase, so do not wait for the store to reply.

PayPal

Open a dispute in your PayPal account. For an item that never arrived, PayPal gives buyers 180 days from the payment date. Claims that an item was not as described have a shorter window, so file as soon as the parcel arrives. Payments sent as "friends and family" are not covered.

Bank transfer

Call your bank's fraud line straight away and ask them to try to recall the payment. In some countries, including the UK, banks may have to refund scam victims in certain cases.

Cash App, Zelle or Venmo

Report the payment inside the app and to your bank. These apps work like cash, so refunds are not guaranteed.

Crypto

Crypto payments are very hard to reverse. Report the wallet address to the exchange you used and to the authorities.

Keep your evidenceSave the order confirmation, payment receipt, the website address, screenshots of the product page and every message with the store. You will need them for any dispute or report.

Where to report a scam store

  • United States: report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
  • England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Report Fraud, which replaced Action Fraud, at reportfraud.police.uk or 0300 123 2040. In Scotland, call Police Scotland on 101.
  • Canada: the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, through its online report form or 1-888-495-8501, and your local police.
  • Australia: report to police through ReportCyber and to Scamwatch.
  • Everywhere: report the website to Google so browsers can warn others, and tell the real brand, since many brands track fake sites.
Report a store

Got scammed by an online store?

Tell other shoppers what happened. Reports with proof, like an order confirmation, payment receipt, chat screenshots or photos of what arrived, help the most. Every report is reviewed before it is published, and we never show your email.

The address of the site where you paid.
Please leave out phone numbers, home addresses and card numbers.
Order confirmation, payment receipt, chats with the store, photos of the item or tracking page. Cover personal details before uploading if you can; we also check every photo.

How we keep Legit Check fair

  • We publish reports only when the evidence supports the story.
  • Reports are customer experiences, not a legal ruling on any business.
  • We remove phone numbers, addresses, card details and faces from photos and text.
  • We apply the same rules to every store, whoever runs it.
  • Store owners can reply to any report, and we publish their response under it. To ask for a correction, contact us.

Sources

Street Iconic is an independent streetwear publication. Reader reports are reviewed for supporting evidence but are not independently verified in every detail. This page is general information, not legal or financial advice. See our Disclaimer.