Is starpets.gg legit or a scam?
Mixed-reputation Roblox pet marketplace with 4.5/5 an independent review aggregator rating but recurring complaints of non-delivery and post-purchase account compromise.
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
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.
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MT Intelligence
StarPets operates as a legitimate third-party marketplace for Roblox in-game items, registered in 2021 with active Cloudflare infrastructure and no antivirus detections. However, the evidence package reveals a consistent pattern of user complaints: multiple Reddit threads document non-delivery, payment theft, and account hacks following purchases, alongside warnings that the site carries inherent ban risk from Roblox's terms of service. an independent review aggregator shows a strong 4.5–4.8 rating with ~10,000 reviews and many successful transactions, but this sits alongside 15 documented complaints and 5 scam reports across Reddit and consumer sites. The community consensus is to use alt accounts for safety, which itself signals elevated risk. The site's no-refunds policy for digital goods and reports of old-site migration issues leaving purchases inaccessible since late 2024 compound the concern. Clean technical signals (valid SSL, no malware detections, good IP reputation) indicate the infrastructure is legitimate, but user-reported losses and delivery failures are real.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for starpets.gg, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered 16 June 2021 to registrant 'STARPETS' via registrar Inplanis Tech Ltd; status active until cancelled; uses Cloudflare nameservers.
- Operates as a third-party marketplace for buying/selling Roblox in-game items/pets (primarily Adopt Me, MM2, Pet Simulator 99); explicitly states it is not affiliated with Roblox Corporation or game studios.
- Trustpilot shows ~10,000 reviews with 4.5-4.8/5 rating; many users report successful fast/cheap purchases with no bans or scams.
- Multiple Reddit threads (r/AdoptMeRBX, r/adoptmeroblox) contain mixed user reports: numerous successes using alt accounts, but also repeated complaints of non-delivery, payment taken without credit, post-purchase hacks/losses, delayed or fa
- Common advice in communities is to use alt Roblox accounts due to ban risks from cross-trading/third-party activity; some reports of old site migration issues leaving purchases inaccessible since late 2024.
- Site promotes automated trading, promo codes, wheel spins, and has active Discord (~250k members), Instagram, and YouTube tutorial content; high traffic (~6.5M monthly visits).
- No refunds policy for digital goods once delivered, with limited exceptions for technical errors or proven fraud.
- Reddit (r/AdoptMeRBX)open
"It use to be a reliable site , but over the past year it has gone down tremendously. It's been stealing money from sellers and it is almost impossible to get ..."
- Reddit (r/adoptmeroblox)open
"I've never been hacked until I started buying pets from starpets.gg I lost 13 of my best pets"
- Reddit (r/AdoptMeRBX)open
"it scammed me on 40$ dollars... Absolute scam . DONT recommend"
- Sikayetvar / Xolvieopen
"I Face Starpets Scam After Paying for Item and Getting Nothing"
- TikTokopen
"Star pets is a big scam #adoptme #starpets #scam"
- Trustpilotopen
"Starpets is very trusted ! I bought from them many times and never got scammed or banned, I really recommend buying if you are looking for affordable pets!"
- Trustpilotopen
"Lags a bit but did not scam me... super fast and cheap, i was so scared di was gonna get scammed but this was legit"
- Reddit (r/adoptmeroblox)open
"it's not a scam i bougth a shadow dragon... it actually gave it to me... it's 100% REAL"
- Reddit (r/AdoptMeRBX)open
"not a scam, i use it but for safety i use alt account and then transfer the items to my main"
Domain registered to 'STARPETS' via Inplanis Tech Ltd on 16 June 2021; active with Cloudflare nameservers; no detailed company records found beyond registrant name
Our research found 5 scam reports and 15 documented complaints across Reddit (r/AdoptMeRBX, r/adoptmeroblox), an independent review aggregator, Sikayetvar, and TikTok. Common themes: users report non-delivery after payment, account hacks following purchase, and payment taken without credit. However, an independent review aggregator shows ~10,000 reviews with a 4.5–4.8 rating, and many users report successful fast and cheap purchases with no bans or scams. The community consensus is to use alt Roblox accounts due to ban risk from third-party trading. A site migration or service disruption in late 2024 left some older purchases inaccessible.
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.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://starpets.gg/
- 2200https://starpets.gg/
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.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- 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 starpets.gg 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
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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 starpets.gg 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.
- starpets.gg 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. starpets.gg presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 128 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 starpets.gg as clean.
- No. starpets.gg is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- starpets.gg resolves to an IP operated by Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya 12 in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
- Yes. starpets.gg sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 17, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around starpets.gg 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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