Is this company legitimate?

To verify a company is legitimate, confirm it is a registered legal entity in good standing: (1) search the Secretary of State business registry in the state it claims to operate in for an ACTIVE registration, formation date and registered agent; (2) if it claims to be publicly traded, confirm it files with the SEC (EDGAR); (3) check the domain registration age — a brand-new domain behind a supposedly established firm is a red flag; (4) screen it against federal exclusion/sanctions lists (OFAC, SAM.gov, OIG-LEIE). When a company's CLAIM about itself is contradicted by these public records, that is a red flag. Absence of a record is not by itself proof of fraud.

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The 4-source check we run

1. Secretary-of-State business registry — the single most important record. Is there an Active entity by that name, when was it formed, who's the registered agent? We poll the keyless state registries (CO, NY, TX, CT) live.
2. SEC EDGAR — a real "publicly traded" company files with the SEC. No EDGAR filing behind a "NASDAQ-listed" claim = contradiction.
3. Domain age (RDAP) — established firms have older domains. A 3-week-old domain is a known AI-generated-fake-job pattern.
4. Federal exclusion / sanctions — OFAC sanctions, SAM.gov debarment, OIG-LEIE — a real entity that is also debarred is a hard stop.

What a "red flag" means here

We only raise a red flag on a contradiction: the company claims X, the public record shows not-X. Example: claims established 2008 LLC → no active Secretary-of-State record + domain registered 3 weeks ago + no SEC filings. When the record is clean, we say so — an honest null, no fearmongering.