Is perfecthobbyshop.com safe?
http://perfecthobbyshop.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: partial · 4 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · not available: did not fully complete
- page capture · limited: did not fully complete
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
RC hobby store perfecthobbyshop.com takes payment and ships nothing, according to multiple independent reviewers and a scam-warning listing
perfecthobbyshop.com sells RC cars, trucks, planes, crawlers, parts and upgrades, but its reputation is that of a store that collects money and never delivers. An independent site-rating service's reports the site has been reported as a possible scam and gives it a very low trust score, and three separate reviewer profiles describe paying and then getting no goods and no reply. The site itself blocked every attempt to read its product, contact, About and refund pages, so nothing on the storefront could be checked directly. That combination of unreadable storefront and repeated non-delivery accounts puts it in the High Risk band.
Saved site captureThe site showed a challenge page instead of its content2 antivirus engines flagged this URLGridinsoft, URLQuerySaved antivirus result from Oct 2, 2026Where 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 22/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 5 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "They are scammers! do not buy from them! Made to order, paid with bitcoin and never heard from them again!"
- Moderate3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This website has been reported as a possible scam by Iain Pintsize."
- Moderate3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Typische Beschwerden betreffen Zahlung ohne Lieferung, falsche Ware oder minderwertige Fälschungen."
- Moderate2 antivirus results 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.
- MinorEvery request to the site returned HTTP 403 and the capture was a Cloudflare verification challenge, so no product, contact or refund text could be reviewed.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the host.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 369 days old
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
Lost money or shared details on perfecthobbyshop.com? Do this now
Act quickly: the first hours matter most for a chargeback.
- Call your bank or card issuer now
Ask them to dispute the charge or open a chargeback; the sooner you act, the better your odds. Card payments can often be reversed. Bank transfers and gift cards are harder, but report them to your bank too. Crypto payments usually cannot be reversed: report the wallet address and transaction ID to the exchange you sent from.
- Change any password you entered
If you entered a password on perfecthobbyshop.com, change it there and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. Keep screenshots, order confirmations and messages as evidence.
- Report the site
Reports help get scam sites taken down faster and warn other people.
- Report the domain to its registrar
Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. takes abuse reports at abuse@west.cn (86.28.62778877). Include the address and what happened.
- Ignore anyone offering to recover your money
"Recovery" services or agents who contact you, or ask for a fee up front, are almost always a second scam aimed at victims. Your bank's dispute process and the official reporting services never charge a fee in advance.
Full answers about refunds and reporting are in the Safety FAQ below.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
perfecthobbyshop.com sells RC cars, trucks, planes, crawlers, parts and upgrades, but its reputation is that of a store that collects money and never delivers. An independent site-rating service's reports the site has been reported as a possible scam and gives it a very low trust score, and three separate reviewer profiles describe paying and then getting no goods and no reply. The site itself blocked every attempt to read its product, contact, About and refund pages, so nothing on the storefront could be checked directly. That combination of unreadable storefront and repeated non-delivery accounts puts it in the High Risk band.
Buyers describe paying and receiving nothing
One reviewer says an order was made to order, paid in bitcoin, and that they never heard from the shop again. Another writes that after paying on a new account the shop demanded a second payment on yet another account and delivered nothing, with no contact. A third simply states the shop took the money with no response.
These accounts line up with the pattern described in a URL-reputation listing for the domain, which says typical complaints involve payment without delivery, wrong goods or inferior counterfeits. An independent site-rating service separately records the site as reported as a possible scam and assigns it a very low trust score.
A further reviewer profile states that the address listed for the company appears invalid and seems not to exist, which matters for a shop that asks buyers to send money before anything ships.
Clean technical checks do not offset the operator record
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the host, and the Cloudflare address the site sits on carries no abuse reports. A valid TLS certificate is installed. None of that speaks to whether an order placed here is fulfilled, and the saved antivirus observation is stale, with two engines marking the URL suspicious while most returned harmless or undetected.
The domain is 369 days old and was registered through Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. with the owner undisclosed. Age and registrar alone prove nothing, but they leave no verifiable company behind the storefront to hold responsible.
The store's own pages could not be reviewed: every request returned HTTP 403, including over HTTPS, and the captured screen was a Cloudflare 'Performing security verification' challenge rather than the shop. No product list, price, payment method, shipping or refund term was visible, so the checkout path and who receives the money remain unmapped.
Why the score is 22
3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "They are scammers! do not buy from them! Made to order, paid with bitcoin and never heard from them again!".
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
| URLQuerySuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- URLQuery - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- 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 - Unrated
- 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
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Googletechnology
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
Visual context from the captured page
The captured page is a Cloudflare bot-verification screen headed 'perfecthobbyshop.com' with the text 'Performing security verification' and 'This website uses a security service to protect against malicious bots. This page is displayed while the website verifies you are not a bot.' A checkbox widget labelled 'Verify you are human' with the Cloudflare logo and 'Privacy • Help' links is displayed; no shop products, prices, cart or checkout controls are visible. Footer shows 'Ray ID: a571425b5aa32977' and 'Performance and Security by Cloudflare' with a Privacy link, confirming the page is a Cloudflare-served challenge rather than the merchant's own storefront content.
What the captured page showed
3 observations- 01
The captured page is a Cloudflare bot-verification screen headed 'perfecthobbyshop.com' with the text 'Performing security verification' and 'This website uses a security service to protect against malicious bots. This page is displayed while the website verifies you are not a bot.'
- 02
A checkbox widget labelled 'Verify you are human' with the Cloudflare logo and 'Privacy • Help' links is displayed; no shop products, prices, cart or checkout controls are visible.
- 03
Footer shows 'Ray ID: a571425b5aa32977' and 'Performance and Security by Cloudflare' with a Privacy link, confirming the page is a Cloudflare-served challenge rather than the merchant's own storefront content.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as shop, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
10 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 6 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
- 013 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Typische Beschwerden betreffen Zahlung ohne Lieferung, falsche Ware oder minderwertige Fälschungen."
- 023 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This website has been reported as a possible scam by Iain Pintsize."
- 033 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "They are scammers! do not buy from them! Made to order, paid with bitcoin and never heard from them again!"
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What happens when a visitor tries to buy
A visitor who picks an RC model and pays is, on the accounts recorded here, left without the item and without a working way to reach the seller; one buyer paid in bitcoin, which cannot be reversed.
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 second stage described by a reviewer is a request for a further payment on a new account after the first payment was made, which turns a single loss into a repeated one.
Because the storefront blocked automated access, there is no readable refund, returns or contact policy to fall back on, and the company address a reviewer checked was reported as nonexistent.
Do not place an order here. Buy RC cars, parts and upgrades from a retailer with a verifiable company address, a readable returns policy and card payment you can dispute; if you have already paid, contact your card issuer or payment provider immediately and do not send any further payment on a new account.
Web research findings
Independent findings for perfecthobbyshop.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
- Gridinsoft (URL reputation listing)open
"Perfecthobbyshop.com ist als verdächtiger Shop markiert."
- Gridinsoft (URL reputation listing)open
"Typische Beschwerden betreffen Zahlung ohne Lieferung, falsche Ware oder minderwertige Fälschungen."
- ScamAdviseropen
"This website has been reported as a possible scam by Iain Pintsize."
- ScamAdviseropen
"In summary, perfecthobbyshop.com has a very low trust score which indicates that there is a strong likelyhood the website is a scam."
- Trustindex.io reviewer profile (Vargas)open
"They are scammers! do not buy from them! Made to order, paid with bitcoin and never heard from them again!"
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domainperfecthobbyshop.com
- Redirects toperfecthobbyshop.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- Nov 4, 2025Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1 year old when this review was saved.
- Nov 8, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Report this domain to its registrar: send the address and what happened to this contact.
Certificate issued for perfecthobbyshop.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Redirect Chain
The site refused our redirect check, so this chain may be incomplete.
- 1403http://perfecthobbyshop.com/
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentunavailable
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 antivirus results 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.
3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "They are scammers! do not buy from them! Made to order, paid with bitcoin and never heard from them again!" · 3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This website has been reported as a possible scam by Iain Pintsize."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 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 · Nov 8, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Unavailable | No saved finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | The site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 3 visible observations saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Nov 8, 2026 |
| Independent research | 10 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Nov 8, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 8, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 3 visible observations saved
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 8, 2026
- Independent research
- Result10 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 8, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is perfecthobbyshop.com a scam or a legit online store?
Is perfecthobbyshop.com safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to perfecthobbyshop.com?
Can I get my money back from perfecthobbyshop.com?
I ordered from perfecthobbyshop.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report perfecthobbyshop.com?
Why does perfecthobbyshop.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has perfecthobbyshop.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is perfecthobbyshop.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the perfecthobbyshop.com domain?
Does perfecthobbyshop.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the perfecthobbyshop.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
RC hobby store perfecthobbyshop.com takes payment and ships nothing, according to multiple independent reviewers and a scam-warning listing
perfecthobbyshop.com sells RC cars, trucks, planes, crawlers, parts and upgrades, but its reputation is that of a store that collects money and never delivers. An independent site-rating service's reports the site has been reported as a possible scam and gives it a very low trust score, and three separate reviewer profiles describe paying and then getting no goods and no reply. The site itself blocked every attempt to read its product, contact, About and refund pages, so nothing on the storefront could be checked directly. That combination of unreadable storefront and repeated non-delivery accounts puts it in the High Risk band.
09 · Community
Community
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