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Is dave.com Safe to Use? Scam Check — Score 88/100

Website: dave.com

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88/100
Low Risk

No significant risk indicators found in our automated checks.

Automated checks on November 3, 2026 covered: the captured pages, DNS, certificate and registration data, forms and scripts, threat-intelligence feeds.

First analyzed Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

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Why this score

  • No significant risk indicators found in our automated checks.
  • Automated checks on November 3, 2026 covered: the captured pages, DNS, certificate and registration data, forms and scripts, threat-intelligence feeds.
Final score
88/100
Canonical published score used on the public result page.
Final status
Low Risk
Published backend status from the canonical read model.
Raw AI score
88/100
Content-review score before canonical guardrails and publication checks.
Confidence
High
Confidence attached to the published canonical outcome.
Positive signals
  • Content uses ownership/official language
Caution signals
  • [FEES AND REPAYMENT] The cash-advance offer has material conditions: repayment on demand, a possible monthly membership fee, optional transfer fee, and overdraft fee, as stated in the footer.
Evidence summary
Confidence: High
Evidence state: Known
Review status: None

Analysis Results

Category: Financial services
About this website:

Dave Website Assessment Website Overview and Purpose Dave.com presents a consumer fintech app centered on ExtraCash advances of up to $500. The page invites visitors to download the app, link a bank account to determine eligibility, and repay advances later. It also describes checking and debit-card services. The site says Dave is a financial technology company, not a bank, and identifies Coastal Community Bank or another partner bank as providing banking services. Content Quality and User Experience The captured homepage explains the basic steps and eligibility process, includes FAQs and customer-support links, and provides privacy and terms references in supplementary content. The screenshot shows Dave branding, a prominent ExtraCash offer, an app-download call to action, and a privacy-cookie prompt. The presentation is coherent with the text and the requested URL. The offer is qualified by disclosures: not all members qualify, amounts vary, repayment is on demand, and fees may apply. Claims Verification and Red Flags The page advertises fast access to cash and says there is no credit check, interest, or late fee. Its footer adds important qualifications, including a monthly membership fee of up to $5, an optional 1.5% external-card transfer fee, and an overdraft fee equal to the greater of $5 or 5%. These are material costs visitors should review before enrolling. The page also says eligibility analysis uses more than 180 data points, including income and bank activity. No credential form or password input was detected in the supplied risk-surface facts; linking a bank account is described as part of the app journey, not observed here as credential capture. Legitimacy and Reputation Assessment Evidence is broadly consistent with an established financial-services website: the domain is reachable over valid TLS, has a long reported age, and the supplied WebRisk result is clean. The page names Dave Operating LLC, gives an NMLS identifier and address in the footer, and identifies banking partners and Mastercard licensing. Contact and privacy destinations are present in the supplied facts and supplementary content. These signals support, but do not independently prove, every corporate, licensing, or product claim. VirusTotal was not run, and official-domain verification is explicitly unavailable; neither should be treated as a clean or adverse result. Final Verdict and Recommendations The current result is safe with a trust score of 88/100 . Conclusion: Current evidence supports legitimate operation, though normal verification practices are still recommended. Review the current terms, repayment timing, eligibility rules, and all fees before enrolling. Download the app through an official app store and avoid entering banking credentials through unsolicited links.

Risk Assessment: Low Risk
⚠️ Red Flags:
  • [FEES AND REPAYMENT] The cash-advance offer has material conditions: repayment on demand, a possible monthly membership fee, optional transfer fee, and overdraft fee, as stated in the footer.
📊 Analysis Reasons:
  • [PAGE CONTENT] OBSERVED: The homepage identifies Dave as a financial technology company, not a bank, and says banking services are provided by Coastal Community Bank or another partner bank.
  • [DISCLOSURES] OBSERVED: The footer states ExtraCash is repayable on demand and discloses a monthly membership fee up to $5, an optional 1.5% transfer fee, and an overdraft fee of the greater of $5 or 5%.
  • [USER JOURNEY] OBSERVED: The page directs users to download the app, link a bank account to qualify, request ExtraCash, and settle up later.
  • [CONTACT AND PRIVACY] OBSERVED: Help/support and privacy URLs are supplied, and supplementary content includes Dave Terms of Use references.
  • [RISK SURFACE] OBSERVED: Login surface is marked yes, while credential-form risk and password input are marked no; the supplied capture does not show credential collection.
  • [SCRIPT SIGNAL] OBSERVED: Structured evidence marks suspicious_script_or_download_host as true, but provides no host or behavior and lists script_risks as empty; its significance is uncertain.
🏢 Brand Evidence:
  • The requested and final URL is dave.com.
  • The homepage title and content identify the service as Dave and describe its ExtraCash product.
  • The footer names Dave Operating LLC and identifies banking and card-service partners.
  • Title references Dave
  • Dave appears repeatedly in visible page text (28 mentions)

What we could not check

  • Operator contact details: partly found (postal address, company name, contact page); not found: email, phone, registration number

Frequently asked questions about dave.com

Is dave.com a scam?

ScamMinder's automated checks on November 3, 2026 rated dave.com Low Risk, 88/100. They did not establish a scam. No significant risk indicators were found.

Is dave.com safe?

ScamMinder's automated checks on November 3, 2026 found no significant risk indicators and rated dave.com Low Risk, 88/100. A rating is an automated opinion, not a guarantee.

What is the trust score of dave.com?

dave.com has a ScamMinder trust score of 88/100 (Low Risk) from automated checks on November 3, 2026. The score is a trust index built from the evidence we could observe, not a probability.

Verdict history

  • — Low Risk (automated reanalysis)

Domain timeline

Dated facts about this domain, each with its source. The timeline is not part of the score.

  1. — Domain registered (Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC) · Domain registry (RDAP)
  2. — First Common Crawl release that includes the domain (Included in 50 Common Crawl releases) · Common Crawl
  3. — Registry record last changed · Domain registry (RDAP)
  4. — Analysed by ScamMinder (automated reanalysis) · ScamMinder analyses

Sources: Registration data: the domain registry, via RDAP; Common Crawl (presence derived from public crawl data); ScamMinder analyses.

Who the site says runs it

What the page itself states about the operator. ScamMinder has not verified these details, and they are not part of the score.

Stated on the site, not verified

  • Company name: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Address: 1265 S Cochran Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019. No

Regulator warning lists

Public warning lists published by financial regulators, matched on this domain. Facts and dates only; the lists are not part of the score.

Not found on the lists we read on Nov 4, 2026: AMF (France), BaFin (Germany), CFTC (United States), SEC (United States).

Could not be read: CONSOB (Italy).

Technical Details

Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC
Domain Age: 32 years (11784 days)
Web archive history: 2 years of Wayback captures
TLS Certificate: Valid · issued by YR1 (DV) · expires in 53 days
Hosting: AS396982 Google LLC (US)

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Email authentication: SPF present · DMARC present