Security Review

Is excelplumbingandheating.co.uk legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

A deceptive plumbing supply storefront flagged for phishing and malicious activity by 12 security engines including BitDefender and Fortinet.

excelplumbingandheating.co.ukScanned 57m ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 18
Category tags
phishingfake shop#phishing#fake shop92% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)
Warning signals (1)

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
13/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
High likelihood · 92% confidence
DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

12 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page as malicious. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust18/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Our analysis found that 12 different antivirus engines, including BitDefender, Fortinet, and CyRadar, have explicitly flagged this domain as a phishing or malicious site. The storefront uses a Shopify-based template to appear as a legitimate UK plumbing supplier, but it lacks a physical business address which is a standard requirement for real UK companies. The domain is not indexed in global traffic rankings, suggesting it has very little legitimate visitor history. The high number of security detections from reputable providers indicates this site is likely used to harvest credit card details rather than fulfill orders. We have high confidence in this risk due to the consensus among our security partners.
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Page Content

The site presents as 'Excel Plumbing & Heating Supplies,' offering a wide range of bathroom and kitchen fixtures. It includes a UK phone number and an email address on its own domain, but notably omits a physical office or warehouse address.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on Shopify infrastructure, a common choice for both legitimate businesses and temporary scam shops. It uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which only confirms an encrypted connection, not the legitimacy of the business behind it.

Domain History

WHOIS data for this domain is currently hidden or unavailable, preventing us from verifying the age or ownership of the business. The lack of a global traffic index suggests the site is either very new or has not gained any traction in the legitimate market.

Web Reputation

The reputation is severely compromised by 12 malicious detections from our antivirus network. Engines such as alphaMountain.ai and ADMINUSLabs specifically identify the site as a phishing threat designed to steal user information.
Risk Factors
5
  • 12 security engines (including BitDefender and Fortinet) flag the site as malicious or phishing.
  • No physical business address is provided on the contact page.
  • The domain has zero presence in global traffic rankings.
  • The site exhibits patterns of a 'template' shop used for data harvesting.
  • Hosting IP has a history of 118 abuse reports.
Positive Signals
2
  • Uses a valid SSL certificate for encrypted communication.
  • Provides a functional email address and phone number.
AI Recommendation
Avoid making any purchases or entering your credit card details on this site. If you have already used your card here, contact your bank immediately to report potential fraud.
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 excelplumbingandheating.co.uk, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Web mentions
12 scam reports
Research summary
12 scam mentions · 0 trust mentions found online

The site is heavily flagged by our security partners as a phishing risk, though no specific consumer reviews were found in our current data set.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
13 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

12Malicious1Suspicious47Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious· malicious
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· phishing
BitDefender
Malicious· phishing
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
CyRadar
Malicious· phishing
Fortinet
Malicious· phishing
G-Data
Malicious· phishing
Kaspersky
Malicious· phishing
Lionic
Malicious· phishing
Sophos
Malicious· phishing
VIPRE
Malicious· phishing
Webroot
Malicious· malicious
ESET
Suspicious· suspicious

13 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

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 a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domainonline@excelplumbingandheating.co.uk
Phone numbers02039405974
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles1
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (online@excelplumbingandheating.co.uk).
  • Phone number listed (02039405974).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
ExpiresSep 6, 2026 (79d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingShopify, Inc.
Server locationCA
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSShopify

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://excelplumbingandheating.co.uk/
  • 2301https://excelplumbingandheating.co.uk/
  • 3200https://www.excelplumbingandheating.co.uk/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file118
ISPShopify, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Avoid this site

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

  • Do not interact with excelplumbingandheating.co.uk

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • 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 ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Referenced Domains

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

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 flags excelplumbingandheating.co.uk as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — excelplumbingandheating.co.uk scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. excelplumbingandheating.co.uk presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, expiring in 79 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • 13 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged excelplumbingandheating.co.uk as malicious or suspicious (12 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. excelplumbingandheating.co.uk is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • excelplumbingandheating.co.uk resolves to an IP operated by Shopify, Inc. in CA (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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 19, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around excelplumbingandheating.co.uk have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·excelplumbingandheating.co.uk
DANGEROUS

This site is a deceptive plumbing supply storefront that has been flagged for phishing by multiple security providers. While it looks like a legitimate shop, several antivirus engines have confirmed it is used for harvesting user data. Do not enter any payment or personal information.

Avoid making any purchases or entering your credit card details on this site. If you have already used your card here, contact your bank immediately to report potential fraud.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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