Smart Website Trust & Scam Detection System

A lightweight Python tool that analyzes a URL for trust signals and scam patterns.

Features

• Domain age lookup (RDAP)
• SSL validation and certificate expiry
• Hosting country lookup (IPAPI)
• Rule-based scam keyword detection
• Trust score (0-100), explanation, and recommendation

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Network access for RDAP/IP lookups

Usage

python smart_trust_detector.py https://example.com

JSON output:

python smart_trust_detector.py example.com --json

Notes

• External lookups are best-effort; the tool explains when data is missing.
• You can tune keywords, weightings, and country lists in smart_trust_detector.py.