phpFoX has become a very well known script over the past 8 months. But unfortunately, with popularity comes SCAMS. Finding a good deal on phpFoX is easy in some forums. Scam artists are running wild to sell their pirated copies of phpFoX for a few bucks, only to take money out of the hands of inspiring Business owners.
If you are thinking about purchasing phpFoX from someone and feel a little unsure about the License being Valid or not - simply run the URL through here:

http://clients.phpfox.com/validation.php

If the phpfox license comes up Invalid - please notify www.PirateReports.com about the person who is trying to sell the product immediately.

In the end, purchasing phpFoX through the actual company will save you a lot of Stress, anxiety and possibly hundreds of dollars. You can always ask what their phpFoX username on the forums is, too, and do some investigating of your own - but that isn’t a surefire technique.

If the License does come up Valid, the next step is to verify with the actual owner that the seller is, in fact, the owner of the script. This means contacting them through their phpFoX site’s contact page, doing a whois check on the domain, etc.

Also, before spending a week doing all of this - make sure that phpFoX doesn’t have some kind of sale going on at that moment in time … you may be spending more than you thought you were. They actually had a sale just last week for like $225 !

Keep your eyes peeled and do some research before blowing money on a “pre-purchased” phpFoX script.