# Lookalike domain checker

Enter your domain and Nameward generates a few hundred lookalikes: missing,
doubled and swapped letters, keyboard typos, look-alike characters (`rn` for
`m`, `1` for `l`), foreign letters that look Latin, other endings (`.co`,
`.net`), added words (`-invoices`, `-billing`) and numbers (`brand1`). It
then checks which of them are registered and what they're set up to do.

## What the results mean

| Status | What we saw |
|---|---|
| ■ Act now | Registered in the last year **and** has a mail server: it can send email that looks like it comes from you. |
| ▲ Watch | Registered but parked, or able to send email but older (it may be another business). |
| ● Fine | Uses your own nameservers, so it's probably yours (a defensive registration). |

A brand-new lookalike with a mail server is the classic set-up for invoice
fraud: a fake invoice "from" you or a supplier, with new bank details.

## What to do with a match

1. **Act now:** warn your finance team and customers, then follow
   [Someone is pretending to be my company](/guides/someone-is-pretending-to-be-my-company).
2. **Get it taken down:** see
   [How to report a lookalike domain](/guides/report-lookalike-domain-takedown).
3. **Protect your real domain** so nobody can send as you exactly:
   [DMARC p=none to p=reject](/guides/dmarc-none-to-reject).

## What this check can't see

It finds lookalikes we can generate and resolve today. Domains registered
tomorrow, or with unusual spellings, need ongoing watching: monitoring
re-checks every day and alerts you when a lookalike starts sending email.

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Source: https://nameward.app/tools/lookalike-domain-checker (updated 2026-10-30)