Domain Investigations5 min read · Last updated June 2026

How to check if a website is legitimate

A domain review helps you decide whether a website is tied to the legal entity it claims to represent. WHOIS, contact details, legal names, and content clues should agree before you rely on the site.

Start with the record

Read the legal name, company number, status, and filing trail first. Those fields should tell one consistent story before you treat the record as settled.

What to review

  • the website and the registrant data should tell a consistent story
  • contact details, branding, and legal names can help attribution
  • domain age alone should never be treated as proof of trust

When to escalate

Escalate when the record is incomplete, contradictory, or harder to attribute than it first appears. At that point you need the filing trail, ownership chain, or linked records before you rely on the result.

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