Is abtcotrading.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on abtcotrading.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is abtcotrading.com safe to use?

abtcotrading.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does abtcotrading.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. abtcotrading.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, 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 abtcotrading.com domain?

abtcotrading.com is 4.3 years old, registered on 3/11/2022 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has abtcotrading.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 0 antivirus engines in our malware network report abtcotrading.com as clean.

Is abtcotrading.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is abtcotrading.com hosted?

abtcotrading.com resolves to an IP operated by GoDaddy.com, LLC in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

What do third-party review sites say about abtcotrading.com?

Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for abtcotrading.com: ScamAdviser: 67/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.

Security Review

Is abtcotrading.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 82/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

ABTCO Trading CO LLC is an established Dubai-based wholesaler of foodstuff and appliances with a verified physical address and a clean four-year reputation.

Why we trust it

Domain has been active and registered for over four years.Physical office address in Dubai is verified by multiple third-party directories.Zero detections across our antivirus network and major blocklists.

abtcotrading.comScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 86·MT 80

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 4 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/0

All engines report clean

Domain Age

4 years old

Registered Mar 11, 2022

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 85% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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LIVE RENDER

abtcotrading.com

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

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust80/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been active for over four years, which is a strong indicator of stability compared to the short-lived sites used in fraud. Our research confirmed the company's physical presence at the Al Bakhit Center in Dubai through multiple independent business directories. While the website itself is basic and contains some grammatical errors, it correctly lists verifiable contact details that match official records. No antivirus engines or browser blocklists have flagged the site, and there are zero scam reports associated with the brand. The company appears to be a standard importer and exporter serving regional markets in the UAE and Africa.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website functions as a corporate brochure for ABTCO Trading CO LLC, detailing their distribution of brands like PepsiCo, Panasonic, and Indofood. It provides a specific physical address in Dubai and a matching local phone number.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt to secure data transmission.

Domain History

Registered via GoDaddy in 2021, the domain is approximately 1,566 days old. This longevity is a significant positive signal, as most fraudulent operations are shut down within their first year.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators provide a moderate trust score, which is typical for a B2B wholesale company that does not deal directly with retail consumers. No negative reports were found on major consumer complaint platforms.

Risk Factors

The website contains minor grammatical errors in its marketing copy.
The site lacks a high volume of public consumer reviews due to its B2B nature.
The contact email provided uses a different (though related) domain name.

Positive Signals

Domain has been active and registered for over four years.
Physical office address in Dubai is verified by multiple third-party directories.
Zero detections across our antivirus network and major blocklists.
No scam reports or fraud complaints found in our web research.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe for business inquiries. If you are engaging in wholesale transactions, follow standard B2B verification steps such as requesting a trade license copy.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Domain age

4.3 yrs

Registered Mar 2022

Business registration

Active · United Arab Emirates

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Independent review aggregators

67/100 · mixed

Average across 1 independent review aggregator.

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

4 positive

Web ratings

Scores pulled directly from third-party trust & review sites

ScamAdviser

67/100

Moderate trustopen

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain approximately 4 years old (registered ~2021 based on 1566 days age as of mid-2026).
Website presents ABTCO Trading CO LLC as a Dubai-based importer/exporter and distributor of foodstuff (PepsiCo, Indofood), perfumes/cosmetics, and home appliances (Panasonic, Tefal), primarily serving markets in Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, S
Contact details consistently listed as Al Bakhit Center, Suite 304, phone +971 4-2225560, email info@abtco.net; matches multiple directory listings (2GIS, ZoomInfo).
No reviews, complaints, or scam reports found on Trustpilot, Reddit, ScamAdviser discussions, or general web searches for the exact domain or company name in connection with fraud.
Building (Al Bakhit Centre) is associated with multiple unrelated job recruitment scams on higher floors/offices (e.g. 5th floor #511), but no direct link to Suite 304 or ABTCO.
Site content shows basic e-commerce style pages with product categories but contains grammatical errors (e.g. "Create a large globally market") and somewhat vague descriptions; no mention of investment, crypto, forex, or brokerage services.
ScamAdviser score of 67/100 aligns with moderate trust for a low-visibility trading company with limited online footprint.

Business registration

Status: active · United Arab Emirates

ABTCO Trading CO LLC (also referred to as ABTCO General Trading Co. or Ahmed Balfaqeeh Trading Co.) listed at Al Bakhit Center, 3rd Floor, Suite 304, Abubaker Siddique Road, Deira, Dubai. Owner linked on LinkedIn; directory listings on 2GIS, ZoomInfo, Yango Maps confirm physical presence as wholesal

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 abtcotrading.com and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. Business registration data confirms that ABTCO Trading CO LLC is an active entity in Dubai, with directory listings on 2GIS and ZoomInfo corroborating their office location at the Al Bakhit Center. While there are no public consumer reviews, this is common for wholesale trading companies that operate in the B2B sector.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 0 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 0 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious0Harmless0Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Not in pass

Bitdefender

Not in pass

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Not in pass

Fortinet

Not in pass

Google Safebrowsing

Not in pass

Emsisoft

Not in pass

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

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

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

Has contact info, but not on the site's domain

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers4-2225560

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (4-2225560).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age4 years old

RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC

RegisteredMar 11, 2022

ExpiresMar 11, 2028

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.2

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12

ExpiresAug 25, 2026 (60d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingGoDaddy.com, LLC

Server locationUS

Web serverApache

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://abtcotrading.com/
2200http://www.abtcotrading.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPGoDaddy.com, LLC

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on abtcotrading.com and not a lookalike like a-btcotrading.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

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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 found no threat indicators on abtcotrading.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
abtcotrading.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. abtcotrading.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 60 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
abtcotrading.com is 4.3 years old, registered on 3/11/2022 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 0 antivirus engines in our malware network report abtcotrading.com as clean.
No. abtcotrading.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
abtcotrading.com resolves to an IP operated by GoDaddy.com, LLC in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for abtcotrading.com: ScamAdviser: 67/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·abtcotrading.com

SAFE

ABTCO Trading CO LLC is a legitimate Dubai-based wholesale and distribution company. Our analysis confirms a physical business presence and a four-year domain history with no reported fraud. You can interact with this business normally.

This site is safe for business inquiries. If you are engaging in wholesale transactions, follow standard B2B verification steps such as requesting a trade license copy.

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