Shop shows non-delivery red flags
Several red flags typical of non-delivery shops are present. Don't pay by crypto or wire, and keep the chargeback window in mind.
Is footprintiq.app legit or a scam?
UK OSINT scanner with crypto-only checkout, unverifiable trust claims, and conflicting third-party trust ratings raises data-harvesting and payment-reversal concerns.
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
MT Intelligence
FootprintIQ operates as a digital-footprint scanning service registered in the UK (Companies House 14698028, active since March 2023) and claims to offer ethical OSINT across 500+ public platforms. However, several signals create friction. The site accepts cryptocurrency as its only payment method with no reversible payment option — a hallmark of services designed to avoid chargebacks and refund disputes. The page displays unverifiable inline trust badges (GDPR, AES-256, SOC 2) with no linked certification evidence, and social-proof metrics are internally inconsistent: it claims 4.2 million searches but only 500+ users, a ratio that suggests either inflated figures or artificial engagement counters. Third-party trust ratings conflict sharply — one independent aggregator flags it as phishing-suspected with a low trust score, while two others assign it 79–100/100 ratings. The site's core function — harvesting usernames, emails, and phone numbers across platforms — mirrors data-broker operations, though the stated intent is privacy-awareness rather than resale. No user complaints or scam reports appear in consumer databases, and the company maintains active ICO registration and an ethical charter. The crypto-only payment model and unverifiable trust indicators remain the primary friction points.
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 page presents as a legitimate OSINT/digital-footprint scanning service with a professional layout and standard navigation, but displays several unverifiable trust indicators and internally inconsistent social-proof statistics that warrant scrutiny.
What our vision model saw
4 signalsUnverifiable inline trust badges (GDPR, AES-256, No Data Resale, SOC 2) displayed as plain text icons with no linked certification evidence visible
Social-proof counter '50 scans today' and 'Trusted by 500+ users' are low numbers that could be artificially set to appear active without being meaningful
Claim of '4,200,050+ searches performed' alongside only '500+ users' creates an internally inconsistent social-proof narrative
Search-any-username input field on a people/OSINT search tool raises data-harvesting considerations typical of data-broker style services
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for footprintiq.app, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered October 2025 (approx. 8 months old as of March 2026 scans); company FOOTPRINTIQ LTD incorporated March 2023 in UK (Companies House 14698028, active).
- Site claims to offer ethical OSINT scans for usernames, email, phone across 500+ platforms, providing digital footprint reports and cleanup plans using only public data; self-describes as privacy-first, GDPR/ICO compliant.
- Scamadviser reports low trust score (0/rather low), flags IPQS phishing report and suspicious classification, low Tranco rank; page itself claims 100/100 on ScamAdviser (conflicting signals).
- Gridinsoft gives 79/100 trust, no major malware/phishing detections, notes financial-service caution and advises verifying refunds/support before purchase.
- Scam-Detector assigns 100/100 highest trust score, labels as safe/secure with no high-risk phishing/spam/malware indicators.
- Promoted via Reddit posts by u/Footprint-IQ in r/osinttools and r/IdentityManagement; added to OSINT-Framework GitHub; no user complaints or scam reports found beyond automated flags.
- Registered in England & Wales, uses Cloudflare hosting (US), IONOS registrar; site includes ethical charter, data subject request process, and explicit bans on using tool for harassment/stalking.
- Scamadviseropen
"The trust score of footprintiq.app is rather low. ... This website was reported by IPQS for phishing. This website has been classified as suspicious by IPQS. ... footprintiq.app may be a scam."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Based on current analysis, footprintiq.app appears to be generally safe. No major malware or phishing threats were detected during current checks. ... Current checks lean toward a legitimate, lower-risk profile ... trust score is 79/100."
- Scam-Detectoropen
"The Scam Detector’s algorithm gives this business the following rank: 100/100 ... we label this website as secure and trustworthy."
FOOTPRINTIQ LTD, company 14698028, incorporated 1 March 2023, active, registered office Farnborough, England. Nature of business: 62012 Business and domestic software development; 63990 Other information service activities n.e.c. ICO registered ZC124972. Officer previously KJG LETTINGS LTD.
Our research found conflicting signals across independent review aggregators. One source reports a low trust score and flags the site as phishing-suspected by IPQS; two other sources assign 79–100/100 trust scores and note no major malware or phishing threats. The underlying company FOOTPRINTIQ LTD is registered in the UK (Companies House 14698028, incorporated March 2023, active status) with ICO registration on file. The site is promoted on legitimate OSINT communities (Reddit r/osinttools, OSINT-Framework GitHub) with no user complaints or scam reports found in consumer databases. However, the crypto-only payment model and unverifiable trust badges remain points of friction.
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Scam family match: Crypto-Only Checkout.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://footprintiq.app/
- 2200https://footprintiq.app/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Crypto-only checkout — no card / bank payment option.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Fake-urgency countdown / high-pressure copy.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Crypto-only checkout — no card / bank payment option.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Fake-urgency countdown / high-pressure copy.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
Fake-shop warning signs
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Treat footprintiq.app as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- If you already paid by card or PayPal — start a chargeback
Contact your bank or card issuer and dispute the charge as "goods not received" or "merchant fraud." PayPal users can open a case in the Resolution Centre. Act within 120 days for card chargebacks in most jurisdictions.
- Save every piece of evidence
Screenshots of the checkout, order confirmation emails, any chat transcripts, and the product listing page. Chargeback and fraud reports go faster when you have receipts.
- OpenReport the shop
Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov), Action Fraud UK, or your local consumer-protection body. Post the URL on the MalwareTips scam forum so other buyers can find it.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 footprintiq.app 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.
- footprintiq.app currently scores 50/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. footprintiq.app presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 50 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- footprintiq.app is 8 months old, registered on 10/11/2025 through 1&1 Internet SE. 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 footprintiq.app as clean.
- No. footprintiq.app is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- footprintiq.app resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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