Is 888lots.com safe?
http://888lots.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
888lots.com is a long-established New Jersey wholesale liquidation marketplace whose main risk is mixed customer outcomes, not fraud infrastructure.
888 Lots sells pallets and closeout merchandise to resellers from warehouses in Linden, Avenel and Ocean Township, New Jersey, and the domain has been registered for more than eleven years. The site publishes a domain-matched contact email, a phone number, postal addresses and six social profiles, and the browser threat feed and the saved TLS check show no current problem. Independent reviews are mixed: one buyer describes a promised 60% first-order discount arriving as damaged goods, and another reseller says their account was deactivated without explanation. That is a customer-service and inventory-quality concern rather than evidence of a fake storefront, so the score sits in the low-risk band rather than Safe.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan2 antivirus engines flagged this URLKaspersky, GridinsoftSaved antivirus result from Nov 1, 2026Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 72/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 3 findings pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- Moderate2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Our experience with 888 Lots has been extremely disappointing, and we would not recommend them based on our experience. Our first order was supposed to receive…"
- Moderate2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "agreement and rules, and didn’t have any payment delays, backcharges or returns. Despite all this, they deactivated my account ... ”. I asked for an…"
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain has been registered for more than eleven years, consistent with a long-running business.
- SupportsThe site lists a domain-matched email, a phone number, three New Jersey warehouse addresses and six social profiles.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
888 Lots sells pallets and closeout merchandise to resellers from warehouses in Linden, Avenel and Ocean Township, New Jersey, and the domain has been registered for more than eleven years. The site publishes a domain-matched contact email, a phone number, postal addresses and six social profiles, and the browser threat feed and the saved TLS check show no current problem. Independent reviews are mixed: one buyer describes a promised 60% first-order discount arriving as damaged goods, and another reseller says their account was deactivated without explanation. That is a customer-service and inventory-quality concern rather than evidence of a fake storefront, so the score sits in the low-risk band rather than Safe.
What buyers report about orders and accounts
An independent review platform's review describes a first order that was supposed to carry a 60% discount but arrived with all products damaged, and the reviewer says they would not recommend the company. A separate WebRetailer review quotes a reseller who says they followed the agreement and rules, had no payment delays, chargebacks or returns, and still had their account deactivated, with no response to a request for an explanation.
Those accounts describe real commercial friction — condition of liquidation stock and account decisions — and they are the strongest adverse material in this review. They do not describe a payment-harvesting page, a fake checkout or a site that takes money and disappears, and the site's own review page claims a 4.9/5 rating that contrasts with the 4.1/5 figure cited from an independent review platform.
The operator is disclosed: the site's agreement directs questions to websupport@888digital.com, an address on a related company domain rather than the storefront domain, and the storefront itself lists lots@888lots.com as its contact mailbox.
Technical checks and what they do and do not prove
A saved antivirus observation records one adverse result from an independent engine family, and that record is marked stale, so its timing against the current site is unclear. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, which means no active blocklisting or certificate problem was seen — not that the operator is trustworthy.
The domain's registration is over eleven years old, which is consistent with an established business rather than a throwaway storefront, and the site's pages were readable during this review, including its terms and contact information.
How a visitor actually moves through the site
The main call to action is a free registration button aimed at business resellers, paired with a first-order promotion and a 60% off first order banner. Registration is the entry point to buying, so a visitor should expect to hand over business details before seeing pricing.
Order support is handled on-site, and the site also routes buyers to WhatsApp for offers and order updates, which moves part of the commercial conversation off the website and away from any written record the platform keeps.
The three warehouse addresses are linked to Google Maps, and the site links out to LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook profiles, plus a CNN mention badge and a sister site for closeouts — all consistent with a real physical liquidation operation rather than a shell storefront.
Why the score is 72
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from November 1, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| KasperskyMalicious | phishing |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Shopping
- BitDefenderonlineshop
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerbusiness and economy
- Googleretail
- Sophosonline shopping
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
GET 60% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
GET 60% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
888Lots | Wholesale Liquidation Warehouse for US Resellers
- Meta description
Shop single items or manifested pallets from our Linden, NJ warehouse. $100 minimum, resale certificate required, $1/unit shipping on brand-new stock.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- Terms/pages/termsRead
- Contact page/pages/contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
888Lots | Wholesale Liquidation Warehouse for US Resellers
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The domain has been registered for more than eleven years, consistent with a long-running business.
- 02The site lists a domain-matched email, a phone number, three New Jersey warehouse addresses and six social profiles.
- 03The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
Web research findings
Independent findings for 888lots.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
- Trustpilotopen
"Our experience with 888 Lots has been extremely disappointing, and we would not recommend them based on our experience. Our first order was supposed to receive a 60% discount. However, when the shipment arrived, all the products were damaged."
- WebRetaileropen
"agreement and rules, and didn’t have any payment delays, backcharges or returns. Despite all this, they deactivated my account ... ”. I asked for an explanation but received no response."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too.
Infrastructure map
- Domain888lots.com
- Redirects to888lots.com
- Hosted by888 Digital inc
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · cdn.refersion.com
Domain Timeline
- Apr 3, 2015Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 11 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 6, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
888lots.com has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (lots@888lots.com).
- Phone number listed (+18448885687).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 6 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for 888lots.com.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
- Font Awesome
- jsDelivr
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://888lots.com/
- 2200https://888lots.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Our experience with 888 Lots has been extremely disappointing, and we would not recommend them based on our experience. Our first order was supposed to receive…" · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "agreement and rules, and didn’t have any payment delays, backcharges or returns. Despite all this, they deactivated my account ... ”. I asked for an…"
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Nov 1, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Nov 1, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is 888lots.com a scam or is it safe?
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Has 888lots.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is 888lots.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
888lots.com is a long-established New Jersey wholesale liquidation marketplace whose main risk is mixed customer outcomes, not fraud infrastructure.
888 Lots sells pallets and closeout merchandise to resellers from warehouses in Linden, Avenel and Ocean Township, New Jersey, and the domain has been registered for more than eleven years. The site publishes a domain-matched contact email, a phone number, postal addresses and six social profiles, and the browser threat feed and the saved TLS check show no current problem. Independent reviews are mixed: one buyer describes a promised 60% first-order discount arriving as damaged goods, and another reseller says their account was deactivated without explanation. That is a customer-service and inventory-quality concern rather than evidence of a fake storefront, so the score sits in the low-risk band rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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