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Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
FreshCart Australia: young grocery storefront flagged by security vendors and using restrictive fake-shop refund language
FreshCart (freshcart-au.com) presents itself as an online grocery store selling food, beverages and home essentials, operated as a brand of 'Handelnine Global LLC' with a US office address in Delaware and an Australian mailing address in Sydney. Two things stand out against that storefront: the domain is only 198 days old, and four independent antivirus families have recorded an adverse result against it. The site's own refund terms also use restrictive language that matches the pattern seen in fake-shop templates. The store does list a domain email, a phone number and postal addresses, and its connection is encrypted, but those are baseline hygiene facts, not proof the shop is genuine. On balance this is a high-risk storefront where a visitor could lose money or have card details misused.
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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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
FreshCart (freshcart-au.com) presents itself as an online grocery store selling food, beverages and home essentials, operated as a brand of 'Handelnine Global LLC' with a US office address in Delaware and an Australian mailing address in Sydney. Two things stand out against that storefront: the domain is only 198 days old, and four independent antivirus families have recorded an adverse result against it. The site's own refund terms also use restrictive language that matches the pattern seen in fake-shop templates. The store does list a domain email, a phone number and postal addresses, and its connection is encrypted, but those are baseline hygiene facts, not proof the shop is genuine. On balance this is a high-risk storefront where a visitor could lose money or have card details misused.
Security vendors have flagged this domain
Four independent antivirus families recorded an adverse result for this domain, naming it as malicious or phishing-related. That detection comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a fresh submission, so the exact timing is uncertain, but the finding itself is real and should be treated as a serious warning about the domain's reputation.
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. Those results mean no detection was recorded at that moment; they do not clear the domain, because the vendor flags above show that other security systems have already classified it as dangerous.
A young storefront with restrictive refund terms
The registrable domain is only 198 days old, so there is no long trading history behind the FreshCart name. The site describes itself as a brand of 'Handelnine Global', a global e-commerce company behind a house of brands, and lists a Delaware office address plus a Sydney mailing address. Those are claims printed on the site's own pages, not verified registrations, and a young domain with a multi-brand corporate story is a common shape for disposable storefronts.
The store's own terms limit refunds in the way fake shops do: the policy language offers replacement parts or other corrective measures, or a full or partial refund, or another appropriate resolution, rather than a straightforward return. That kind of discretionary, resolution-based wording is characteristic of high-risk storefront templates and makes it harder for a buyer to get money back if an order goes wrong.
Why the score is 38
4 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
4/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 20, 2026 - stale
4 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 4
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | phishing |
| Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMalicious | malicious |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| WebrootMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- Webroot - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - 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 - Unrated
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - 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
- Orcapot - Unrated
- 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
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
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
FreshCart logo, search bar, phone number, email, and navigation links.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
FreshCart logo, search bar, phone number, email, and navigation links.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
FreshCart - Australia - Flavors from Around the World
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
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
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 014 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 02The store's own terms limit refunds the way fake shops do, offering corrective measures or a partial refund instead of a standard return.
- 03The registrable domain is only 198 days old, so there is no established trading history behind the FreshCart name.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What happens if you shop here
A visitor browsing the storefront sees product listings with 'Add to Cart' buttons and category links for food, beverages, gifting, home care and health care, plus a bulk-order inquiry form. Proceeding to checkout means handing payment details to a domain that four antivirus families have already flagged as malicious or phishing-related.
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.
If an order does not arrive or arrives wrong, the site's own refund terms give the operator wide discretion, offering corrective measures or a partial refund instead of a standard return. Combined with the vendor flags and the 198-day-old domain, that leaves a buyer with little practical recourse.
Do not enter payment or personal details on freshcart-au.com. The domain is only 198 days old, four independent antivirus families have flagged it as malicious or phishing-related, and its refund terms use the restrictive, discretionary wording seen in fake-shop templates. If you have already ordered, contact your card issuer or bank about a chargeback and monitor your statements for unexpected charges.
Web research findings
Independent findings for freshcart-au.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for freshcart-au.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
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.
- Domainfreshcart-au.com
- Redirects tofreshcart-au.com
- Hosted byDatacamp Limited
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · cdn.freshcart.tech
Domain Timeline
- Apr 9, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 6 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 25, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan 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 (info@freshcart-au.com).
- Phone number listed (+611300923997).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://freshcart-au.com/
- 2200https://freshcart-au.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
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
4 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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.
The store's own terms limit refunds the way fake shops do, offering corrective measures or a partial refund instead of a standard return. · The registrable domain is only 198 days old, so there is no established trading history behind the FreshCart name.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 4 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 20, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result4 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 20, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 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 freshcart-au.com a scam or a legit online store?
Is freshcart-au.com safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to freshcart-au.com?
Can I get my money back from freshcart-au.com?
I ordered from freshcart-au.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report freshcart-au.com?
Why does freshcart-au.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has freshcart-au.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is freshcart-au.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
FreshCart Australia: young grocery storefront flagged by security vendors and using restrictive fake-shop refund language
FreshCart (freshcart-au.com) presents itself as an online grocery store selling food, beverages and home essentials, operated as a brand of 'Handelnine Global LLC' with a US office address in Delaware and an Australian mailing address in Sydney. Two things stand out against that storefront: the domain is only 198 days old, and four independent antivirus families have recorded an adverse result against it. The site's own refund terms also use restrictive language that matches the pattern seen in fake-shop templates. The store does list a domain email, a phone number and postal addresses, and its connection is encrypted, but those are baseline hygiene facts, not proof the shop is genuine. On balance this is a high-risk storefront where a visitor could lose money or have card details misused.
09 · Community