Is 101staff.co.uk legit or a scam?
A UK-based recruitment site with an established domain but no active job listings, raising concerns about its current operational status and data privacy.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Warning signs detected
A UK-based recruitment site with an established domain but no active job listings, raising concerns about its current operational status and data privacy. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
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Visual Screenshot Analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The website appears to be a standard, professionally designed internship and job placement portal with no immediate visual indicators of fraudulent activity.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsProfessional layout for a recruitment or internship placement portal
Functional navigation menu with jobs, packages, and news sections
Job search interface with keyword, specialism, and location filters
Categorized job specialisms displayed with zero-count placeholders
Consistent branding and high-quality stock imagery used throughout
No visible urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups
MT Intelligence
The domain has been registered for nearly four years, which usually suggests stability. However, our crawler found that every single job category on the site currently shows zero active positions. The associated business, 101 STAFF LIMITED, is officially registered in the UK but is listed as a management consultancy rather than a recruitment agency, and some records describe it as dormant. There are no independent reviews or user testimonials available to verify that anyone has successfully found work through this platform. The presence of a login and registration form on a site with no actual jobs creates a risk that it is being used to harvest personal details and CVs.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for 101staff.co.uk, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered approximately 1434 days ago (around early 2022), consistent with company incorporation on 22 July 2022.
- Website presents as a UK recruitment platform focused on internships, IT, software, hardware and other sectors with tagline "Your Future Starts Here" and "internship excellence awaits".
- Homepage shows 0 open positions across all listed job specialisms and appears to use placeholder or minimal content.
- Privacy policy lists address 71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ (matches the registered office of 101 STAFF LIMITED).
- Terms & Conditions refer to the operator as "101staff" under the "prevailing law of gb" with broad liability disclaimers; site claims services are provided free of charge.
- No independent reviews, user testimonials, complaints, scam reports, or news articles found on third-party sites (Trustpilot, Reddit, ScamAdviser, etc.).
- Company filing status active on Companies House but described as dormant in some business databases; nature of business is management consultancy rather than employment/recruitment agency.
101 STAFF LIMITED (company number 14251445), incorporated 22 July 2022, registered office 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. SIC 70229 (management consultancy, not recruitment). Some sources describe as dormant.
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (info@101staff.co.uk).
- Phone number listed (2024 101).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 5 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://101staff.co.uk/
- 2200https://101staff.co.uk/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat 101staff.co.uk as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
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Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review marked 101staff.co.uk as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- 101staff.co.uk currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. 101staff.co.uk presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 36 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 101staff.co.uk is 3.9 years old, registered on 7/22/2022 through Heart Internet Limited t/a Heart Internet. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report 101staff.co.uk as clean.
- No. 101staff.co.uk is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- 101staff.co.uk resolves to an IP operated by ANS ACADEMY LIMITED in GB (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 26, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around 101staff.co.uk have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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