Warning signs detected
Legal services site with a registered Indian company but multiple independent review aggregator complaints about fraud and non-refunds. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is legaldev.in legit or a scam?
Legal services site with a registered Indian company but multiple independent review aggregator complaints about fraud and non-refunds.
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
The site presents itself as a provider of GST, ITR, and company registration services with contact details and social links. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned clean results with no malware or phishing flags. However, the evidence package shows three scam reports on independent review aggregator and independent review aggregator citing employees who allegedly refuse refunds after payment. The company was incorporated only in September 2023, which is recent for a firm claiming 60,000 clients. Positive reviews exist but are outnumbered by the complaints, lowering overall trust.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for legaldev.in, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain legaldev.in promotes online CA services (GST, ITR, company registration) in India; claims 60,000+ clients.
- Operated by LEGALDEV TAX INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, incorporated September 12, 2023 in Uttarakhand, India.
- Registered address: 56, Vivek Vihar Colony, Devpura, Ranipur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249407.
- Trustpilot page shows 5 reviews averaging 3.4/5 with mixed feedback including refund complaints.
- Scamadviser flags the site with scam indicators and advises extreme caution.
- LinkedIn and Instagram presence; Google Play app listed under LegalDev Tax India Pvt Ltd.
- No Reddit-specific complaints or brand clone/typosquat matches found in searches.
- Trustpilotopen
"Ritka and devendra from legal dev firm are totally farud employee be care full from this private limited company they will not refund you"
- Trustpilotopen
"Ritika and Devendra are farud ritika was saying this is not a CA firm this is private limited company once you gave money you will not get refund"
- Scamadviseropen
"We scanned legaldev.in for several indicators and we think the website may be a scam. Exercise extreme caution when using this website."
- Trustpilotopen
"At Talkaaj Media, we trust LegalDev.in for all our legal and compliance needs. Their team delivers quick, accurate, and professional service every time—whether it’s GST, ITR, or company registration. Highly reliable and hassle-free!"
- Trustpilotopen
"Excellent and very helpful guys and shivam was very helpful and most trusted genuine guy."
LEGALDEV TAX INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED incorporated Sep 12, 2023 at ROC Uttarakhand; address P.N. 56, VIVEK VIHAR, COLONY RANIPUR MORE, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
independent review aggregator reviews include two complaints naming specific employees and alleging the firm is not a real CA practice and withholds refunds. Two positive reviews praise helpful staff. independent review aggregator independently flags the domain with scam indicators and advises extreme caution.
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 email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (+91-8588808388).
- Links to 11 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://legaldev.in/
- 2200https://legaldev.in/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat legaldev.in 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
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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review marked legaldev.in 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.
- legaldev.in 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. legaldev.in presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 51 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 legaldev.in as clean.
- No. legaldev.in is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- legaldev.in 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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