About Bantay

Bantay (Filipino for “guard”) is a free AI-powered tool designed to protect Filipino online shoppers from fake products and fraudulent sellers on Shopee and Lazada.

AI scanning Shopee and Lazada listings for fake products

The Problem

E-commerce fraud is a growing problem in the Philippines. Fake branded products, counterfeit goods, and scam sellers are widespread on popular platforms. Filipino consumers lose millions of pesos annually to fraudulent listings that are increasingly difficult to spot.

  • Counterfeit branded electronics sold at “too good to be true” prices
  • Fake reviews and inflated ratings to build false trust
  • New seller accounts that disappear after collecting payments
  • Products labeled “OEM” or “inspired by” that are actually cheap imitations
  • Stolen product photos from legitimate sellers
Filipino consumer overwhelmed by fake products online

How Bantay Works

  1. Paste a link — Copy any Shopee or Lazada product URL into Bantay, or share directly from the app on your phone.
  2. AI analysis — Bantay scrapes the listing data and uses artificial intelligence to evaluate the product, seller, reviews, and pricing against known fraud patterns.
  3. Trust Score — You get a score from 0-100 with a detailed breakdown of red flags and green flags, plus a recommendation in both English and Filipino.

What We Check

  • Product Authenticity — Price anomalies, brand misspellings, vague descriptions, keyword stuffing
  • Seller Credibility — Account age, ratings, response rate, verification status, follower count
  • Review Legitimacy — Rating patterns, review volume vs account age
  • Pricing Analysis — Market price comparison, suspicious discounts

Built for the Philippines

Bantay is specifically built for the Philippine market. Our AI understands local fraud patterns including Divisoria/Baclaran cheap imports sold as branded items, common Filipino e-commerce scams, and platform-specific badges like Shopee Mall, Preferred Seller, and LazMall.

Free and Open

Bantay is completely free to use. No account required, no personal data collected. Just paste a link and protect yourself before you buy.

Who Built This

Bantay is built by Antipolo AI, a digital agency based in the Philippines focused on AI-powered tools for Filipino consumers and businesses.

Questions or feedback: Contact us

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