What happened
MalwareTips published an investigation today calling amareturncrate.com a high-risk store tied to a scam network. It says the shop advertises home decor at steep 'limited time' discounts in Facebook, Instagram and TikTok ads, that it is a dropshipping operation whose orders ship directly from warehouses in China and can take three or four weeks, that what arrives is very low quality and unlike the photos, which usually come from other sellers or brands, that stores in this network rarely show a company name, tax number or local address, and that returns must be shipped to China at the buyer's cost, with partial refunds of 15% to 30% offered instead of full ones. MalwareTips says the shop belongs to a network of near-identical stores that share templates, product photos and return policies and reopen under new names. MalwareTips found that the domain was registered on June 10, 2026, its URL scanner rates it High Risk (30/100), 5 of 93 VirusTotal vendors flagged it when last analysed on November 1, 2026, and it runs on staticassethub.com, a storefront platform shared by the network. Advice from MalwareTips: do not buy; anyone who paid should contact their bank, card issuer or PayPal promptly.
How the scam works
MalwareTips describes a dropshipping operation whose orders ship directly from warehouses in China and can take three or four weeks, with goods that are very low quality and unlike the photos, which usually come from other sellers or brands. Stores in this network rarely show a company name, tax number or local address, and returns must be shipped to China at the buyer's cost, with partial refunds of 15 to 30 percent offered instead of full ones. MalwareTips says the shops share templates, product photos and return policies and reopen under new names.
The absence of a company address or tax number makes chargebacks harder to pursue, and email-only support lets operators stall until return windows expire. Report the ad to the social platform that showed it so fewer people see the same store. If you already paid, contact your bank, card issuer or PayPal promptly.
Source
MalwareTips investigation, 10 November 2026: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/amareturncrate-com-exposed-fake-or-real-store-investigation/
