Is ellieandmae.com legit or a scam?
A suspicious clothing site registered in April 2026 that falsely claims 26 years of business history while using high-pressure scarcity tactics to drive sales.
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 suspicious clothing site registered in April 2026 that falsely claims 26 years of business history while using high-pressure scarcity tactics to drive sales. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
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 site utilizes multiple high-pressure sales tactics, including artificial scarcity and urgent countdown language, which are characteristic of low-quality dropshipping or scam retail sites.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsUrgency banner at the top states 'SPRING SALE ENDS TONIGHT' to pressure users
Artificial scarcity claim 'Only 4 left in stock!' near the purchase button
High-pressure sales tactic in red box claiming 'only a few units are in stock!' due to high demand
Generic trust indicators like '30-Day money-back guarantee' and 'Secure checkout' without verifiable seals
Significant price reduction of 50% displayed to create a false sense of a limited-time bargain
Unverifiable review count '2931+ reviews' with a static 4.7/5 star rating
MT Intelligence
The storefront exhibits several classic red flags associated with deceptive retail operations. Most notably, the 'About Us' page claims the business has been operating for over 26 years, yet our technical data shows the domain was only registered on April 8, 2026. The site uses aggressive psychological triggers, such as 'Spring Sale Ends Tonight' banners and artificial stock counters claiming only a few units remain. There is no verifiable business registration, physical address, or company number provided, which is standard for legitimate UK-based retailers. Furthermore, independent security analysts have already flagged the domain as a high risk for phishing or spam.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for ellieandmae.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered approximately 2 months ago (April 8, 2026) via GoDaddy.com, LLC according to Gridinsoft and Scam-Detector analyses
- Site claims "For over 26 years, we’ve devoted ourselves to curating clothing" and "Nestled in the charm and warmth of London" on the About page, despite very recent domain registration
- Trust scores vary: Scam-Detector 21.6/100 (suspicious, high risk of phishing/spam); Gridinsoft 60/100 (generally safe but new domain requires caution)
- Only 1 review on Trustpilot (average 3/5 or 3.2/5); no widespread customer complaints or scam reports found on Reddit or elsewhere
- Policies include free UK shipping via Royal Mail, 14-30 day returns (customer pays return shipping), contact only via support@ellieandmae.com
- Heavy use of urgency tactics such as "SPRING SALE ENDS TONIGHT" up to 50% off and "Once a style sells out, we can’t promise it will return"
- No physical address, company registration, or verifiable business history located despite claims of a long-established London boutique
- Scam-Detector.comopen
"ellieandmae.com is a suspicious website, given all the risk factors and data numbers analyzed in this in-depth review. Suspicious. Unsafe. Doubtful."
- Trustpilotopen
"Average. TrustScore 3 out of 5. 1 review."
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (30420305510749).
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat ellieandmae.com 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 ellieandmae.com 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.
- ellieandmae.com currently scores 51/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. ellieandmae.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, expiring in 75 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report ellieandmae.com as clean.
- No. ellieandmae.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- ellieandmae.com resolves to an IP operated by Shopify, Inc. in CA (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 21, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ellieandmae.com 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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