Is craftybynumbers.com safe?
http://craftybynumbers.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Crafty by Numbers is a real Shopify paint-by-numbers store, but customer complaints describe non-delivery and false tracking
Crafty by Numbers is a paint-by-numbers kit shop running on Shopify, with a contact email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address on the page. The domain is about four years old and technical checks are clean: no Safe Browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection. The problem is not malware or phishing — it is the order experience. Two independent an independent review platform complaints describe a reorder that never arrived with false tracking data, and a support response that focused on identifying the original buyer instead of resolving the issue. The shop itself discloses long or indirect fulfilment, which fits the shipping complaints. That combination of a functioning storefront with credible non-delivery and support-failure reports puts this in the Moderate Risk band rather than Safe.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 58/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- ModerateOne customer complaint on a public review site: "Instead of helping resolve the issue I raised, the response I received focused primarily on identifying the original buyer rather than addressing the actual…"-7 pts
- Moderate1 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe site lists an own-domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and the domain is about four years old.
- SupportsNo Safe Browsing warning and a valid TLS connection were observed.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 65 to 58 and split those 7 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Crafty by Numbers is a paint-by-numbers kit shop running on Shopify, with a contact email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address on the page. The domain is about four years old and technical checks are clean: no Safe Browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection. The problem is not malware or phishing — it is the order experience. Two independent an independent review platform complaints describe a reorder that never arrived with false tracking data, and a support response that focused on identifying the original buyer instead of resolving the issue. The shop itself discloses long or indirect fulfilment, which fits the shipping complaints. That combination of a functioning storefront with credible non-delivery and support-failure reports puts this in the Moderate Risk band rather than Safe.
What customers report about orders and support
Two an independent review platform complaints describe concrete order failures. One says a reorder never arrived and that false tracking data was provided, calling it the worst experience. The other says that instead of helping resolve the issue raised, the response focused primarily on identifying the original buyer rather than addressing the actual problem.
The shop's own copy is consistent with slow fulfilment: it advertises 50% off with free worldwide shipping and discloses long or indirect fulfilment that may increase customer-service risk. That does not prove any individual order failed, but it explains why shipping and responsiveness complaints are plausible rather than random.
Technical checks are clean; the risk sits with the operator
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so there is no evidence of malware, phishing or a hijacked checkout. One antivirus engine flagged the URL as suspicious in a stale saved report, which is a weak, dated signal rather than an active detection.
The store does present real accountability signals: a contact email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address on the page, plus a domain roughly four years old. Those reduce the likelihood of a throwaway fake shop, but they do not resolve the delivery and support complaints, which are the actual risk here.
Why the score is 58
One customer complaint on a public review site: "Instead of helping resolve the issue I raised, the response I received focused primarily on identifying the original buyer rather than addressing the actual…". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy
- BitDefendermisc
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerbusiness and economy
- Googleshopping
- Sophosonline shopping
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
HAVE YOU PAINTED BY NUMBERS BEFORE?
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
HAVE YOU PAINTED BY NUMBERS BEFORE?
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Crafty by Numbers: Relax, Create & Enjoy Your Moment
- Meta description
Relax and create stunning art with our Paint by Numbers kits. Easy to follow, beginner-friendly, and perfect for stress relief or meaningful gifts.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/pages/about-usRead
- Terms/policies/terms-of-serviceRead
- Refund / returns policy/policies/refund-policyRead
- Shipping policy/policies/shipping-policyRead
- Contact page/pages/contact-usRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Crafty by Numbers: Relax, Create & Enjoy Your Moment
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One customer complaint on a public review site: "Instead of helping resolve the issue I raised, the response I received focused primarily on identifying the original buyer rather than addressing the actual…"
- 021 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 03The site lists an own-domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and the domain is about four years old.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a buyer actually walks into
A visitor arrives on a normal-looking storefront and is invited to shop paint-by-numbers kits through standard product CTAs, then check out on the same domain. The purchase path itself is ordinary and stays on craftybynumbers.com.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
The exposure appears after payment, not during it. The site offers order tracking, but a complaint describes a reorder that never arrived with false tracking data provided, so tracking updates may not reflect a real shipment. Buyers should treat delivery timelines and tracking as unverified until the goods actually arrive.
If you want a paint-by-numbers kit from this shop, pay with a method that supports chargebacks, keep your order confirmation and tracking records, and be ready to dispute if the parcel does not arrive within the stated window. Given the non-delivery and support complaints and the shop's own disclosure of long fulfilment, consider a smaller first order rather than a large one.
Web research findings
Independent findings for craftybynumbers.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- Trustpilotopen
"Instead of helping resolve the issue I raised, the response I received focused primarily on identifying the original buyer rather than addressing the actual problem."
- Trustpilotopen
"says reordered, never arrives, False tracking data provided. Worst experience. Scammed by people who ... times to no avail."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domaincraftybynumbers.com
- Redirects tocraftybynumbers.com
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
- Referencesloox.io · analytics.tiktok.com
Domain Timeline
- Sep 4, 2022Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 18, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@craftybynumbers.com).
- Phone number listed (+1 (219) 413-2608).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for craftybynumbers.com.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- TikTok Pixel
- Pinterest Tag
- Meta Pixel
- Google Tag Manager
Chat, reviews and email
- Loox reviews
- Klaviyo
Payment providers the page loads
- Shop Pay
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
The site refused our redirect check, so the chain below is the one our page reader followed.
- 1301http://craftybynumbers.com/
- 2200https://craftybynumbers.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One customer complaint on a public review site: "Instead of helping resolve the issue I raised, the response I received focused primarily on identifying the original buyer rather than addressing the actual…"
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is craftybynumbers.com a scam or is it safe?
Is craftybynumbers.com safe to use?
Has craftybynumbers.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is craftybynumbers.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Crafty by Numbers is a real Shopify paint-by-numbers store, but customer complaints describe non-delivery and false tracking
Crafty by Numbers is a paint-by-numbers kit shop running on Shopify, with a contact email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address on the page. The domain is about four years old and technical checks are clean: no Safe Browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection. The problem is not malware or phishing — it is the order experience. Two independent an independent review platform complaints describe a reorder that never arrived with false tracking data, and a support response that focused on identifying the original buyer instead of resolving the issue. The shop itself discloses long or indirect fulfilment, which fits the shipping complaints. That combination of a functioning storefront with credible non-delivery and support-failure reports puts this in the Moderate Risk band rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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