Is abotsimarket.com a scam?

Our automated security review marked abotsimarket.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.

Is abotsimarket.com safe to use?

abotsimarket.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.

Does abotsimarket.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. abotsimarket.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 60 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the abotsimarket.com domain?

abotsimarket.com is 3.4 years old, registered on 1/26/2023 through OVH sas. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Is abotsimarket.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. abotsimarket.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is abotsimarket.com hosted?

abotsimarket.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the abotsimarket.com report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

African artisanal marketplace with valid Swiss business registration but no customer reviews, limited contact details, and unverified operational legitimacy. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.

Security Review

Is abotsimarket.com legit or a scam?

Name: Is abotsimarket.com legit or a scam?
Item: abotsimarket.com
Rating: 3
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Suspicious· 55/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

African artisanal marketplace with valid Swiss business registration but no customer reviews, limited contact details, and unverified operational legitimacy.

Top reasons

No contact email address found on the site despite a functional login and checkout system.Registered business address is a virtual office / domiciliation service, not a confirmed physical storefront.Zero independent customer reviews or feedback on any platform despite 3.4 years of operation.

abotsimarket.comScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SUSPICIOUS

Heuristics 90·MT 52

Category tags

marketplacee-commerce62% MT confidence

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Not on major blacklists Domain is 3 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

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Data unavailable

Domain Age

3 years old

Registered Jan 26, 2023

MT Intelligence

Suspicious

Moderate likelihood · 62% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust52/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is 3.4 years old and operated by Abotsi Group Sàrl, a registered Swiss company in Lausanne with an active business status. Our search found no scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions across multiple sources. However, the site exhibits several red flags: no customer reviews on any platform, no contact email address despite a login system, minimal phone/address information, and the Lausanne address is flagged as a common virtual office location used by multiple companies. The marketplace displays product listings and claims international shipping, but the absence of any independent customer feedback, combined with the use of a domiciliation address, makes it difficult to verify actual operational legitimacy. The SSL certificate is valid and the hosting IP has a clean abuse score, which are positive signals. The site is not flagged by major browser blocklists or our sandbox, and no malware families were detected.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents as a French-language African artisanal marketplace selling wax fabrics, batik bags, leather sandals, tunics, jewelry, beauty products, and home décor. The page includes a shopping cart, product categories, currency/language switchers, and a login form. Body text is in French and references international shipping via UPS. No customer testimonials, reviews, or trust badges are visible.

Infrastructure

Hosted on IP 162.159.137.54 with a clean abuse score (0/100) and only 1 historical abuse report. SSL certificate is valid, issued by Google Trust Services, with 60 days remaining. The domain redirects once to a cross-domain endpoint. No malware or phishing signatures detected by our sandbox or browser blocklists.

Domain History

Registered approximately 1,228 days ago (~3.4 years) via OVH registrar. WHOIS privacy is not enabled, allowing public visibility of registrant details. The domain age is consistent with an established business, though the lack of traffic indexing suggests minimal organic reach or visibility.

Web Reputation

Abotsi Group Sàrl is registered in the Swiss commercial registry at Rue de Bourg 27, 1003 Lausanne, with active status. However, this address is identified as a common virtual office / domiciliation service used by multiple companies, raising questions about physical presence. No independent customer reviews, independent review aggregator entries, or third-party feedback were located. Social media presence (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) is attributed to founder Yawo Abotsi but shows no customer engagement or reviews.

Risk Factors

No contact email address found on the site despite a functional login and checkout system.
Registered business address is a virtual office / domiciliation service, not a confirmed physical storefront.
Zero independent customer reviews or feedback on any platform despite 3.4 years of operation.
Global traffic index shows no ranking, indicating minimal web visibility or user traffic.
Login form present but no user account verification or security indicators visible.

Positive Signals

Registered Swiss business (Abotsi Group Sàrl) with active status in commercial registry.
Domain age of 3.4 years is consistent with an established operation.
Valid SSL certificate with trusted issuer and no expiry imminent.
Hosting IP has clean abuse reputation (0/100 score) with minimal historical reports.
No scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions found across web searches.

AI Recommendation

Exercise caution before entering payment details. Verify the business independently via the Swiss commercial registry and request direct contact with the operator before making a purchase. The lack of customer reviews and the use of a virtual office address warrant additional due diligence.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

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LIVE RENDER

abotsimarket.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for abotsimarket.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

3.4 yrs

Registered Jan 2023

Business registration

Active · Switzerland

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain abotsimarket.com is approximately 3.4 years old (registered ~1228 days ago).
Operated by Abotsi Group / Yawo Abotsi, based in Lausanne, Switzerland (Rue de Bourg 27, 1003 Lausanne).
Marketplace focused on African-quality products (wax fabrics, batik bags, leather sandals, tunics) with international shipping claims.
Active promotion on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn by founder Yawo Abotsi; no customer reviews or feedback found on major platforms.
No scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions found across web searches including "scam", "arnaque", "fraud", Reddit, or review sites.
Abotsi Group Sàrl appears in Swiss company directories; the Lausanne address is used for company domiciliation services.
Site shows product listings but no independent third-party customer reviews or Trustpilot/Scamadviser data located.

Business registration

Status: active · Switzerland

Abotsi Group Sàrl registered at Rue de Bourg 27, 1003 Lausanne. Linked to Yawo Abotsi / Abotsi Group. Address is a common virtual office / domiciliation location used by multiple companies.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for abotsimarket.com and found no scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions. The domain operator, Abotsi Group Sàrl, is registered in the Swiss commercial registry with active status. However, the registered address is a virtual office service, and no independent customer reviews or feedback were located on any platform despite the site's 3.4-year history. For a marketplace with minimal web traffic and no public customer engagement, the absence of reviews is not unusual but also does not confirm legitimacy.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Sandbox Render

Sandbox capture incomplete — no traffic recorded

Requests made0

Unique IPs0

Countries0

Detected brandsNone

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers+41 21 731 14 45

Postal addressPresent

Linked social profiles2

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

No contact email found anywhere on the page.

Phone number listed (+41 21 731 14 45).
Postal address visible on the page.
Links to 4 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age3 years old

RegistrarOVH sas

RegisteredJan 26, 2023

ExpiresJan 26, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresAug 8, 2026 (60d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1302http://abotsimarket.com/
2200https://www.abotsimarket.com/fr/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Hosting

CountryUnknown

NetworkUnknown

IP addressUnknown

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file1

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Treat abotsimarket.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review marked abotsimarket.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
abotsimarket.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
Yes. abotsimarket.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 60 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
abotsimarket.com is 3.4 years old, registered on 1/26/2023 through OVH sas. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. abotsimarket.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
abotsimarket.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·abotsimarket.com

SUSPICIOUS

Abotsi Market is an African artisanal marketplace operated by a registered Swiss company with no scam reports found, but lacks customer reviews, has minimal contact information, and shows several operational gaps typical of early-stage or low-traffic storefronts.

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