Security Review

Is www.bonsaipiantestore.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 55/100

A suspicious bonsai storefront registered 111 days ago and linked via its contact email to a wider network of reported fraudulent retail sites.

www.bonsaipiantestore.comScanned 2h ago
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Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Heuristics 90·MT 40
Category tags
e-commercegardening#Fake Shop#Dropshipping90% MT confidence
Warning signals (1)

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
3 months old
Registered Feb 27, 2026
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 90% confidence
SUSPICIOUS

Shop shows non-delivery red flags

A suspicious bonsai storefront registered 111 days ago and linked via its contact email to a wider network of reported fraudulent retail sites. 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

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
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Confidence
The storefront exhibits several classic indicators of a short-lived retail scam. Our research identified that the contact email address is tied to dozens of other e-commerce sites across unrelated categories like vinyl and sports equipment, many of which have already been flagged for fraud. Independent scam-reporting databases have already received complaints about this specific domain, with one user reporting that their bank automatically blocked the transaction. The domain is only 111 days old and lacks any verifiable business registration or physical address. These factors combined suggest the site is part of a coordinated scam network rather than a legitimate plant nursery.
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Page Content

The site presents itself as a specialized bonsai and gardening retailer, offering various trees and artificial plants. However, the contact information is obscured and relies on a generic Gmail address rather than a professional business domain.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a common content delivery network with a valid SSL certificate, which is standard for both legitimate and fraudulent sites. The lack of a global traffic ranking suggests very low visitor volume, which is unusual for an established plant nursery.

Domain History

The domain was registered in late February 2026 and is currently 111 days old. The ownership details are hidden behind a privacy service, and there is no evidence of a registered business entity matching the store name in any official databases.

Web Reputation

While our antivirus network currently shows no active malware, the site has a poor reputation among independent trust aggregators. Multiple scam-reporting platforms have flagged the site's contact email as being associated with non-delivery and fraudulent storefronts.
Risk Factors
6
  • Contact email is linked to dozens of other flagged or defunct e-commerce websites.
  • Independent scam reports explicitly label the site as fraudulent.
  • Domain is less than four months old with hidden ownership data.
  • No verifiable business registration or physical office location found.
  • Reports indicate that some banking institutions are proactively blocking payments to this site.
  • The site lacks any presence on major consumer review platforms despite claiming to be a retailer.
Positive Signals
2
  • The domain is not currently flagged by our antivirus partners.
  • The site uses a valid SSL certificate for encrypted connections.
AI Recommendation
Do not purchase from this website. The connection to a known scam email network and the lack of business transparency make it highly likely that orders will not be fulfilled.
Scam network detected
1 linked domain correlated

The operator uses a single Gmail address to manage a large network of rotating e-commerce sites across various niches, a common tactic for serial scam operations.

coonraylien@gmail.com
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for www.bonsaipiantestore.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
3 months
Registered Feb 2026
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Independent review aggregators
71/100 · mixed
Average across 1 independent review aggregator.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 scam reports · 1 complaint
Web ratings
Scores pulled directly from third-party trust & review sites
ScamAdviser
71/100
Moderate trustopen
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered approximately February 28, 2026 (age ~111 days as of June 2026), with hidden Whois owner information.
  • Contact email coonraylien@gmail.com is linked to dozens of other short-lived e-commerce sites across multiple categories (vinyl, sports, pools, etc.), many flagged as fraudulent on ScamWatcher, Signal-Arnaques, and Reddit.
  • ScamWatcher report dated June 10, 2026 explicitly labels www.bonsaipiantestore.com a "Fraudulent website" selling plants/gardening products; reporter noted payment was blocked and email is hidden via JavaScript.
  • ScamDoc assigns a 25% trust score citing recent domain registration and hidden ownership; GridinSoft gives 45/100 with a new-domain warning.
  • No Trustpilot, BBB, or Reddit reviews found specifically for this domain; site sells bonsai trees, artificial plants, and related items but has no verifiable physical business presence.
  • Multiple international scam-reporting sites (Italian TruffeOnline, French Signal-Arnaques) reference the same email in connection with non-delivery or fraudulent storefronts.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • ScamWatcheropen

    "Fraudulent website. In my case the payment was automatically blocked. After checking the email provided under "Contact" section I found out many e-commerce websites are linked to that same email adress."

  • ScamDocopen

    "Poor Trust Score: 25%. The domain name is very recent (less than 6 months). The owner of the domain name associated with this site is hidden in the Whois database."

  • GridinSoftopen

    "Bonsaipiantestore.com New Domain Warning (45/100 Trust Score). Current analysis does not clearly confirm that bonsaipiantestore.com is safe. Important context includes recent domain registration and online shopping context."

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We identified several scam reports on ScamWatcher and ScamDoc that flag this domain as a high-risk storefront. These reports highlight that the site's contact email is shared with numerous other fraudulent e-commerce sites. International reporting sites in France and Italy also link this operator to previous retail scams involving non-delivery of goods.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age3 months old
RegistrarCloud Yuqu LLC
RegisteredFeb 27, 2026
ExpiresFeb 27, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · E8
ExpiresJul 26, 2026 (37d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

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.

Top match: Fake Shop
Fake Shop
Moderate likelihood
35/100
  • AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
  • No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
  • Domain is 111 days old — very young for a shop.

Fake-shop warning signs

Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.

  • Treat www.bonsaipiantestore.com 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.

  • Report 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.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

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 www.bonsaipiantestore.com 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.
  • www.bonsaipiantestore.com 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. www.bonsaipiantestore.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 37 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • www.bonsaipiantestore.com is 3 months old, registered on 2/27/2026 through Cloud Yuqu LLC. 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 www.bonsaipiantestore.com as clean.
  • No. www.bonsaipiantestore.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • www.bonsaipiantestore.com 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.
  • Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for www.bonsaipiantestore.com: ScamAdviser: 71/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·www.bonsaipiantestore.com
SUSPICIOUS

This site is a high-risk storefront linked to a known network of fraudulent e-commerce websites. While our antivirus engines haven't blacklisted it yet, multiple independent reports and a shared contact email connect it to previous retail scams. You should avoid entering payment details here.

Do not purchase from this website. The connection to a known scam email network and the lack of business transparency make it highly likely that orders will not be fulfilled.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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