MalwareTips: copycat store lauraashleyon.com uses real brands' catalog and photos
MalwareTips says lauraashleyon.com is a copycat store that uses real brands' catalog and photos. It scored 38/100, and 3 of 93 VirusTotal vendors flag it. Laura Ashley is the spoofed brand, not the operator.
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Source: malwaretips.com · published
What happened
MalwareTips published an investigation on 5 November 2026 describing Lauraashleyon.com as a copycat store that uses real brands' catalog text and product photos without being those brands. According to MalwareTips, the site presents itself as a legitimate shop selling home furnishings, but the listings and images match known brand catalogs rather than original stock. The MalwareTips URL scanner gives it a Safety Score of 38/100, rated High Risk.
How the scam works
MalwareTips says copycat stores of this kind are built to look familiar. A shopper recognises brand names, photography and product descriptions and assumes the site is authorised. In reality, MalwareTips says, the operator is not the brand, payments go to the copycat, and what arrives — if anything — is a cheap substitute. When VirusTotal last analysed Lauraashleyon.com on 1 November 2026, 3 of 93 security vendors flagged it as malicious or suspicious. The Laura Ashley name on the page is the spoofed brand, not an accusation that Laura Ashley runs the site.
The investigation describes the usual path. An advert or search result leads to the lookalike domain. The catalog looks polished because it was taken from elsewhere. Checkout asks for card or other payment details. Returns are difficult or impossible, and support is thin.
MalwareTips' advice is not to buy from the copycat domain, to check that the address matches the brand's official site, and for anyone who has paid to contact their bank or PayPal quickly. The brand named on the page is the spoofed retailer, not the scammer. These are MalwareTips' findings and have not been verified by scammers.com.
Source
MalwareTips, investigation of Lauraashleyon.com, 5 November 2026. Not independently verified by scammers.com.
Red flags
- A store domain that is not the brand's official website.
- Catalog text and photos that match a real brand's listings.
- Prices that look like deep discounts on known brands.
- Thin or email-only support with no verifiable company details.
- Pressure to pay quickly for a limited offer.
If you were targeted
- 1Do not buy from Lauraashleyon.com; open the brand's official site by typing its address.
- 2If you ordered, keep confirmations and contact your card issuer or PayPal about a dispute.
- 3Do not send more money to release or upgrade an order.
- 4Report the site to the brand and to your national consumer protection body.
- 5Check domain age and ownership before paying an unfamiliar store.