Is ascentamsterdam.nl safe?
http://ascentamsterdam.nl/
Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Ascent Amsterdam: a dropshipping storefront with phishing detections and customer complaints about misleading delivery
Ascent Amsterdam presents itself as a Dutch webshop, but the evidence points to a dropshipping operation with a misleading delivery promise. Security vendors flagged the domain as phishing, and a customer review describes the site as lying about next-day delivery and sending nonsense emails, calling it a dropshipping scam. A third-party checker also lists several scam indicators. The site does have some positive signals — a domain-registered email, a phone number, and a valid TLS connection — but these do not outweigh the adverse findings. The score of 38 reflects a High Risk rating.
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Where 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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Ascent Amsterdam presents itself as a Dutch webshop, but the evidence points to a dropshipping operation with a misleading delivery promise. Security vendors flagged the domain as phishing, and a customer review describes the site as lying about next-day delivery and sending nonsense emails, calling it a dropshipping scam. A third-party checker also lists several scam indicators. The site does have some positive signals — a domain-registered email, a phone number, and a valid TLS connection — but these do not outweigh the adverse findings. The score of 38 reflects a High Risk rating.
Technical detections and domain reputation
The multi-engine malware scan analysis shows 2 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 93 engines, with BitDefender and G-Data among the vendors flagging the domain as phishing. This is a strong adverse signal that the site may be used for credential harvesting or other deceptive purposes.
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning, and the TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. These are neutral technical facts — they mean no active blocklist entry was found at the time of the check, not that the site is safe.
Operator and customer risk
A customer review on an independent review platform states that the site makes it seem like orders will be delivered the next day, which the reviewer calls lies, and that customers then receive regular nonsense emails. The reviewer describes it as smelling of a scam by ordinary dropshippers.
An independent site-rating service's summary says the site might be a scam and lists several indicators for this. This is a third-party warning, not a user complaint, but it adds to the adverse picture.
The site does list a contact email on its own domain and a phone number, which are positive signals. However, no operator postal address is visible on the captured page, and the dossier notes that the claimed Amsterdam address and KVK number could not be verified as belonging to the actual operator.
Why the score is 38
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
5/ 93
detectionsFresh result
5 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 2
- Suspicious
- 3
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| ESETSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- alphaMountain.ai - Suspicious
- ESET - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- 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
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- 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
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Unrated
- 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 - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
ASCENT AMSTERDAM
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
ASCENT AMSTERDAM
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Ascent Amsterdam - Premium producten voor betaalbare prijzen
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The multi-engine malware scan reports 2 malicious and 3 suspicious detections, with BitDefender and G-Data flagging the domain as phishing.
- 021 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result.
- 032 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Bij bestelling doen ze voorkomen dat het de volgende dag geleverd wordt. Gewoon leugens. En dan krijg je de komende weken regelmatig een nonsens emailtje.…"
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a visitor experiences
A visitor can browse products and add items to a shopping cart, with a 'Shop Now' button and a 'Winkelwagen' (shopping cart) present on the page. This is a standard e-commerce flow.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
After ordering, the customer review describes a misleading delivery promise — the site makes it appear that next-day delivery will happen, but the reviewer says this is a lie and that customers then receive repeated nonsense emails. This suggests a disappointing post-purchase experience consistent with dropshipping.
Avoid shopping at Ascent Amsterdam. The combination of phishing detections, a customer complaint about deceptive delivery promises, and a third-party scam warning makes this a high-risk site. If you have already ordered, monitor your payment method for unexpected charges and consider disputing the transaction if the goods do not arrive as promised.
Web research findings
Independent findings for ascentamsterdam.nl, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- Trustpilotopen
"Bij bestelling doen ze voorkomen dat het de volgende dag geleverd wordt. Gewoon leugens. En dan krijg je de komende weken regelmatig een nonsens emailtje. Riekt werkelijk naar oplichting van een paar ordinaire dropshippers."
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, ascentamsterdam.nl might be a scam. We found several indicators for this."
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. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainascentamsterdam.nl
- Redirects toascentamsterdam.nl
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.shopifycdn.com · shop.app
Domain Timeline
- Jan 3, 2025Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.7 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 17, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No operator postal address visible on the captured page.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@ascentamsterdam.nl).
- Phone number listed (6 51519040).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
The site refused our redirect check, so the chain below is the one our page reader followed.
- 1301http://ascentamsterdam.nl/
- 2200https://ascentamsterdam.nl/
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
- Antiviruscomplete
- 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.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Bij bestelling doen ze voorkomen dat het de volgende dag geleverd wordt. Gewoon leugens. En dan krijg je de komende weken regelmatig een nonsens emailtje.…" · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "In summary, ascentamsterdam.nl might be a scam. We found several indicators for this."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 5 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 16, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result5 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 16, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is ascentamsterdam.nl a scam or a legit online store?
Is ascentamsterdam.nl safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to ascentamsterdam.nl?
Can I get my money back from ascentamsterdam.nl?
I ordered from ascentamsterdam.nl but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report ascentamsterdam.nl?
Why does ascentamsterdam.nl look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has ascentamsterdam.nl been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is ascentamsterdam.nl on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the ascentamsterdam.nl domain?
Does ascentamsterdam.nl have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Ascent Amsterdam: a dropshipping storefront with phishing detections and customer complaints about misleading delivery
Ascent Amsterdam presents itself as a Dutch webshop, but the evidence points to a dropshipping operation with a misleading delivery promise. Security vendors flagged the domain as phishing, and a customer review describes the site as lying about next-day delivery and sending nonsense emails, calling it a dropshipping scam. A third-party checker also lists several scam indicators. The site does have some positive signals — a domain-registered email, a phone number, and a valid TLS connection — but these do not outweigh the adverse findings. The score of 38 reflects a High Risk rating.
09 · Community