Noracora (Noracora.com) is an online boutique store that is starting to rack up a good volume of complaints amongst online shoppers.
Specializing in woman attire, Noracora presents their platform as a fast fashion shopping experience where clothes are said to be of designer boutique quality.
While Noracora may have once been a reputable online retailer, recent community feedback is starting to illustrate a different truth.
A truth riddled with misleading characteristics and investigative discoveries that we plan to make more than clear for you throughout the duration of this review.
With this in mind, if you would like to learn to why you should avoid the Noracora Scam and if you would like to know which other scam sites are currently affiliated with the Noracora scam than we invite you to keep reading on.
About Noracora
Noracora reflects a sleek and minimalist site template that is eye-catching and resonates a virtual modern curb appeal.
According to the About Us page of Noracora.com, Noracora is composed of a, “..team of professional buyers identify all the latest fashion trends, at the same time example every detail or product quatlity. They work with emerging designers and brands worldwide, and together present collection of creative, trendy, high craftsmanship fashion on noracora.COM”
Yes, the spelling error on the word that is supposed to be “quality” is there.
There are several other spelling and grammatical errors littered throughout the pages of Noracora.com.
So what is Noracora?
Noracora is an overseas based online retailer that appears to be scamming consumers on a reoccurring basis.
Promoting their online retailer as a trendy, discount retailer with high quality apparel, Noracora appears to be all talk and no walk.
Meaning, that according to customer feedback, the quality of Noracora items are laughable at best while the vast majority of consumers report not receiving their orders at all.
Among the categories of apparel goods supported at Noracora would be as followed:
- Dresses
- Tops
- Shoes
- Bottoms
- Outerwear
- Bags & Accessories
- Swimwear
Orders are said to take between 3 to 5 business days of processing time AND then 7 to 30 business days of shipping time.
Any one with questions relating to purchase or general customer service inquiries are recommended to email service@noracora.com.
Most of the inventory featured at Noracora reflect online savings that range between 20% to 80% off what Noracora asserts to be the retail value for each particular item.
We encounter this shady marketing tactic all the time when investigating fictitious online retailers such as Noracora.
Among the accepted payment methods currently available through Noracora would be Visa, MasterCard and Maestro credit/debit cards along with PayPal.
Many customers who report being scammed by Noracora have been able to file claims through PayPal and get their money back due to PayPal’s Buyer Protection.
If you have been scammed by Noracora and used a payment method outside PayPal we advice that you contact your financial institution immediately and request a chargeback on said payment method while putting an order in for a new card replacement.
Better to be safe than sorry, especially when it comes to online scams like Noracora.
Who is Behind Noracora?
The About Us and Contact Us page provide no information of value in regards to identifying whom may be at the helm of this scam.
In order to find any ownership information we had to navigate our way through the sites Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, where towards the bottom of the Privacy Policy we came across the following:
BTREE Limited:
20H, 29 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom HP2 7DN (non-return address)
According to a Google Maps search, the address of BTREE Limited is not a real location.
Only partial segments of the address appear to be valid, which would be:
29 Mark Rd, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BN, UK
We were able to verify the ‘legitimacy’ of BTREE Limited through a Beta.CompaniesHouse report.
BTREE Limited, Company Number 10399060, is a Private Limited Company that was incorporated on September 28th, 2016 by an entity disclosed as Emma Freda Buckley.
The registered office address of BTREE Limited is the same address disclosed at Noracora.com.
Domain Insight
Noracora.com was registered by Chicv International Holding Limited, a Hong Kong based company, on October 19th, 2014 through the GoDaddy registrar.
Due to be Chicv International Holdings Limited being the reflected registrar behind Noracora .com we believe BTREE Limited to be nothing more than a company shell (a very common occurrence we have been encountering with these UK-based ‘corporations’) used to serve as the fall entity.
According to SimilarWeb, Noracora.com reflected a global rank of 41,554 with a US rank of 9,416 as of May 20th, 2019.
Detailed in the market intelligence report would be how in February 2019 Noracora only reflected an incoming visitor totaling around 150,000 where in April of 2019 they reflected an incoming visitor tally near 1.37 million.
Over 50% of the sites traffic stems from referral (24.82%) and display advertisement (32.89%) sources while social media platforms account for an additional 3.69%.
Noracora Reviews
You can gather a more comprehensive oversight regarding the legitimacy of Noracora by taking a bit of time to browse consumer reviews on the web.
For instance, Noracora on TrustPilot.com, reflected a 1 out of 5 star rank out of 317 reviews.
Shared below are a few of the most recent customer reviews we found:
“I placed an order over a month before I am scheduled to leave for a trip. I received emails that the items were shipped, and tried to use the tracking number to track my packages. The tracking number didn’t work. Finally, I received a valid tracking number and a message that the package could not be delivered. I checked the address, and it was correct, so I don’t know why I didn’t receive my packages. There is NO way I will receive my items before my trip. I will NEVER buy from Noracora again!”
“I made an order before checking the reviews out – which I always do – wish I would have this time! I immediately canceled my order through email, 5 or 6 times. Asked for refund to my Mastercard and I have heard NOTHING!!! Should have known better when there is NO PHONE NUMBER!!! What are you people trying to hide? Give me my money back and give it to me NOW.”
“Placed an order with them. Sent several emails requesting an update have had no response. Do not shop with them.”
TrustPilot also issued the following statement on their page on May 9th, 2019.
Contacting Noracora
Noracora only provides an email address to reach out to them.
Since the registered office address of their company shell, BTREE Limited, is a fake location consumers are solely left to email Noracora with the hopes of getting a response.
Their email address on record on site is service@noracora.com.
Many customers have sent countless emails to Noracora, however, and have yet to get any sort of response.
Noracora.com Complaints
Negative reviews and complaints pretty much sum up the entirety of the Noracora operation.
Shared below are 3 of the most relevant complaints we found regarding Noracora at SiteJabber.
“It’s very hard to discover the real reviews because the people behind this “company” keep slamming good reviews. But when you read and see the silly names of the reviewer it is evident they are false. And scroll down to discover the bad ones. Yikes!”
“Same sad experience as so many on here. Contacted them 9 days after placing order and received a response the next day that part of it had shipped, with a tracking number which was connected to nothing. Since then, no response to my multiple inquiries. Now in the process of trying to get a refund from PayPal. Terrible company, do not order!”
“2 orders, not fulfilled. Got thank you note—but no fulfillment yet. They said “on the way” and then said my order was cancelled. I did no such thing. Awaiting customer service answers. EGAD. SCAM?”
Noracora Scam Sites (Updated 09/21/19)
Unfortunately, Noracora.com is not the only fraudulent retail site in active employment by the scam network behind these fake shopping sites.
By simply searching the registered address of BTREE Limited in Google we were able to connect the following sites that are in affiliation with Noracora.com:
- bdlife.store
- www.vanlov.com
- nextgadget.store
- topstudio.store
- perlgo.com
- www.fulltocart.com
- adabikini.com
- hairvilla.com
- enholiday.csair.com
- www.nadula.com
- www.lolymeet.com
- www.yikeyib.com
If you have any sites to add to this list please share your insight by leaving a comment below!
Is Noracora a Scam?
Yes, Noracora and ALL affiliated retail sites are scams!
Noracora Scam Conclusion
Noracora does an exceptional job as coming across as a legitimate online retailer that offers a wide selection of trendy and desirable consumer clothing.
Claiming to work with name brands and offering boutique designer quality clothing, Noracora has been called out on their bluff by countless consumers for their cheap clothing material and inability to fulfill simple customer orders.
Using BTREE Limited as a company shell, the real company behind this Noracora according to WHOIS directories would be Chicv International Holding Limited.
Why put your trust and time with an online retailer that reflects hundreds of negative reviews across the web while reflecting 2 of the most concerning red flags when it comes to online retailers.
The first being the inability to effectively communicate and reply to customers while the last being Noracora’s strong inability to deliver purchased goods as advertised.
Outcome: Noracora is a SCAM!
Blacklisted Site: Noracora.com
We invite you to share any insight, experiences or feedback you may have!
It seems that there are a lot of these types of “shopping sites” popping up all over the place just within the past several weeks. In addition to Noracora I have seen:
Berrylook
Zoesweet
Modlily
and a few others whose names I have forgotten. As one previous reviewer mentioned, if the site shows clothing on models without their heads showing, avoid them like the plague. These are aggressive, Chinese sweatshops that aren’t concerned about customer satisfaction or service. They are apparently ripping people off all over the world with their fraudulent advertising and websites. They don’t carry inventory and they don’t care about customer service. Shop local!
I ordered a yellow sweater. The quality was horrible, the material felt like plastic.
Cheap fabric, nothing like those advertised. I order a yellow dress and received a pink one. The scarf to match the blouse came a completely different fabric, quality and colour. It did not match at all with the one ordered. Very disappointed. Do not purchase anything before reading the reviews. It is indeed a scam.
I recently ordered online a couple of items of clothing from a company I saw in an advert on the computer. Unusual for me as I tend to order only from sources that I know. BE WARNED! Do not order from a company called “NoraCora.” I believe it to be a fraudulent company.
It took several emails to the company & emails to PayPal before I received one of the items, which was squashed into a padded envelope & the item was a piece of junk. Before I ordered I had checked that they did Returns & Refunds, but when I requested that I was told that they were offering me 15% refund & it would have to be returned to Guangzhou, China. Surprise! there was no mention of China in the adverts or the order. But, the item had been shipped to me from Chino, California. How does all that work? I never received the second item till after I had placed a claim with PayPal, & it was instantly sent, dreadful junk, & again shipped from Chino, California.
Because I paid through PayPal I was able to place a claim, which has now been honoured & my money refunded.
This was my review until five hours ago. It appears that Noracora reporting bad reviews to Trustpilot to have them removed. I posted this about two weeks ago and a clearly a victim of this Chinese Syndicate.
Danger Will Robinson
Stay away from all the companies that are popping up on google and SM platforms for clothing if the models face has been cropped off. They are all the same merchant using many different LLCs. The different sites have clothing for different taste. All of the clothing sent is trash. The merchant is requesting reviews be removed if there is no customer service information. So, I have been scammed by them. I placed an order. They broke it up into three shipments First shipment not received, second one receive and thrown In the trash. Product was cheap polyester fabric and had a smell to it. The item was made so badly I doubt it would of survived the wash. E-mails sent to Noracora about invalid tracking numbers were not answered. Once I got PayPal involved they answered with another invalid tracking number for part two. They also sent PayPal real tracking for Fedex. I had told them not to send the remainder of the order, but alas, I was ignored and part two was sent. As far as the third part of my order. Nothing. No tracking number, no response to email, no product in over two months. PayPal is enabling this Chinese syndicate. If they can proved you received one part of the order they rule for the company. I’m rethinking my PayPal account. I certainly will not rely on them to screen merchants. I went to my CC company and they did a chargeback. As quick as they did it, my guess is this merchant is on their watch list. SMH, I should of known better. The ads are everywhere, it’s easy to finally get pulled in. Tell your friends, post on SM, scream from the rooftops. Let’s get them off the web. Again, a quick way to know this is not a legit company; models with heads cut off. Look a little deeper and you will see all the other red flags.
Believe it or not I actually finally received my order from Noracora one day after filing an FTC report on them for non-delivery of goods.
The “linen” pants I ordered were made from a material listed on the tag as “cotton polyester.” Clearly NOT linen. The other item I ordered is a hair barrette with an amethyst crystal. This item is just okay, as the crystal is highly polished and unnatural looking. But it’s not completely worthless and I will use it.
I will still avoid this company. It took them almost 2 months to fill this order with cheap knockoff junk, obviously produced in some sweatshop.
I saw the same clothes on another website called omygeeze
I saw them on LaHeroina
JustFashion has same items too
Yesnewdress has same items. Am having the same issues as everyone else. Am trying to g eet a ref
Yesnewdress has the same items as well. Have tried to cancel the order after learning they are a scam company and they are stalling. Will be visiting my bank today to see what they can do. DO NOT order from yesnewdress!
Same as above
I’ve received 2 of 3 packages… I ordered I. 2 sizes to be sure I got a good fit, intending to return the sizes that didnt work out.
No return info is provided.
I emailed them, but now, after reading all of the above, I’m probably going to just call it a bad experience and cut my losses.
I will say that 2 of the blouses I ordered are decent.
Shoes are too big… poor quality.
To be on the safe side I’m going to cancel my credit card and have it reissued.
I feel like a dope for not checking them out first.
I actually almost ordered from Roselinin, which seems to be the affiliated with Noracora as the clothes and models are all the same. The ads would show up on several pages I would visit on the web which is how they got my eye. The first red flag was that there were some misspellings on the site! Then I waited a day before I ordered and started noticing the same ads I had previously seen appearing with the company name Noracora instead. Such a scam!!
I just filed an FTC report on Noracora. Thank you for the information you provided so that I could fill out a complete report. I will keep you posted on any communication I receive from them. Let’s get these people! We can’t allow them to continue running this scam.
Noracora actually had the audacity to ask for a review of an item that I ordered and never received! Back in April I ordered a headband and a pair of linen pants. I have yet to receive either. I did inquire about the order and was given a bogus tracking number about 2 weeks ago. Just yesterday they sent me the review request. I have sent an email to aff@noracora.com to request a full refund. I saw this email address on another online forum complaining about their scamming operation. I threatened to report them to the United States Federal Trade Commission if I didn’t receive an immediate refund. We’ll see…
I had the EXACT same events occur with this CRAPPY “company”. I threw 2 of the 3 tops away, and gave the 3rd one away. The first 2 were absolutely NOT linen and though were not supposed to be a plus size, was made to fit a plus sized person. The 3rd shirt was made for an x-small person…I’m a classic medium. Bogus tracking, and I flipped when I was asked for a review. I gave the WORST review (and I don’t normally review websites), but when I tried to submit it, it would not accept it.
Somebody should shut this site down. Let people from their home country order from them…..but then – buyer beware! Never again!
Same experience. 3 of 4 items received after a month, provided with fake tracking info at first, repeatedly requested cancellation of my order, to no avail. Items are 100% synthetic and very poor quality, not linen/cotton. I’ve escalated a complaint to PayPal for refund and have also filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.