Security Review

Is levinebros.ca legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Legitimate fourth-generation family-owned Montreal plumbing business with 100+ years of operation, active business registration, and consistently positive customer reviews across major platforms.

levinebros.caScanned 21h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 88
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/97
All engines report clean
Domain Age
17 years old
Registered Mar 9, 2009
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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levinebros.ca

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Levine Bros operates as a registered Quebec business (Plomberie Levine Bros. Ltée) with documented family ownership since 1922 and active fourth-generation leadership. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show no malicious flags, and the hosting infrastructure is clean with zero abuse reports. The domain itself is 17+ years old with valid SSL and no redirect anomalies. Independent review aggregators show substantial positive feedback: 672 reviews at 4.7/5 on Birdeye, 507 reviews at 4.7/5 on Trustindex, and 22 reviews at 4.7/5 on Yellow Pages, with consistent praise for professionalism and emergency response. The business maintains active listings across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and industry directories (CWQA, BNI). While a small number of isolated complaints exist (rudeness, unexpected charges), these are typical service-industry disputes and do not indicate fraud or scam operation. No scam reports, regulatory actions, or clone-site indicators were found.
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Page Content

The site presents a professional plumbing-service storefront with clear branding as "Levine Bros: Montreal Plumbers — Expertise You Can Trust Since 1922." Contact information is prominently displayed (phone: 514-849-1368, email: service@levinebros.ca). The page includes service categories (residential, commercial, emergency), customer testimonials, and a family-business narrative. No login forms, countdown timers, or push-notification spam detected.

Infrastructure

Domain registered 6,309 days ago (17+ years) via Rebel.ca Corp. SSL certificate valid (Let's Encrypt, 52 days to expiry). Hosting IP 66.102.128.60 has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. No suspicious redirects or homoglyph indicators. External resources loaded are standard (Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, fonts, industry associations).

Domain History

Long-standing domain with no evidence of recent takeover, re-registration, or abuse. Age and consistency align with a legitimate, established local business.

Web Reputation

Clean across all signals: zero antivirus-engine detections (0/97), no browser blocklist hits, no sandbox flags. IP reputation is pristine. Business registration confirmed active in Quebec with consistent contact details across official directories and the company website.

Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 17+ years ago with consistent business operation history.
  • Verified active business registration in Quebec (Plomberie Levine Bros. Ltée, fourth-generation family ownership).
  • 1,200+ independent customer reviews across multiple platforms averaging 4.7/5 stars.
  • Clean antivirus scan (0/97 engines flagged), no browser blocklist hits, zero IP abuse reports.
  • Consistent contact information and physical addresses across official directories, Yellow Pages, LinkedIn, and company site.
AI Recommendation
This is a safe, legitimate business. You can confidently contact them for plumbing services. If you use their services and have a dispute, standard consumer-protection channels (credit-card chargeback, local business bureau) apply as with any service provider.
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 levinebros.ca, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
17 yrs
Registered Mar 2009
Business registration
Active · Canada
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
3 complaints · 3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain levinebros.ca matches official website of Plomberie Levine Bros. Ltée, a fourth-generation family-owned Montréal plumbing company claiming operation since 1922.
  • High volume of reviews across platforms: 672 on Birdeye (4.7/5), ~507 on Trustindex.io/Google aggregate (4.7/5), 22 on Yellow Pages (4.7/5).
  • Positive feedback commonly cites professionalism, reliability, quick response (including emergencies), clean work, and knowledgeable technicians (e.g. Jared, Tom, Mike).
  • Isolated complaints include rudeness, extra "truck" charges, inexperienced technician providing wrong advice on sump pump, and being charged ~$300 for minimal/no work (Yelp, Trustindex, Yellow Pages).
  • Business actively listed on LinkedIn (Ben Levine), Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, Yellow Pages, CWQA member directory, Duravit service partners, and local news/articles.
  • No scam reports, fraud alerts, or regulatory actions found in searches for "levinebros.ca scam", "Levine Bros Plumbing complaint", or similar terms.
  • Physical addresses and contact (514-849-1368, service@levinebros.ca, ben@levinebros.ca) consistently match across official directories and company site.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Yellow Pagesopen

    "4.7/5 (22 reviews). Positive: "Came to fix an urgent repair and showed up when they said they would. Very professional - and clean." (wuga5801)"

  • Birdeyeopen

    "4.7 rating, 672 reviews. "Amazing service!" (Erin Tevel); "You were fantastic... superb job" (William Cleman); "amazing service very professionnal reliable... definitely recommend" (CD DC)"

  • Trustindex.ioopen

    "4.7/5 based on 507 reviews. "Wow! What an amazing team at Levine Bros Plumbing! ... A+ all around!" (Shaun Selcer); "Jared did a fantastic job! He was honest, knowledgeable... Highly recommend" (Emily Leibow)"

Business registration
Status: active · Canada

Plomberie Levine Bros. Ltée / Levine Bros. Plumbing, family-owned since 1922 (4th generation, Ben Levine president), registered in Québec. Member of CWQA, BNI, listed on Yellow Pages, LinkedIn, Yelp. Multiple Montréal-area addresses including 5959 Route Transcanadienne, Saint-Laurent and 300 Rue Ber

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

Our research across scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and business directories confirms Levine Bros as an established, legitimate Montreal plumbing company. Three independent review platforms show consistent 4.7/5 ratings: Birdeye (672 reviews), Trustindex (507 reviews), and Yellow Pages (22 reviews). Positive feedback emphasizes professionalism, quick response times, and knowledgeable technicians. A small number of isolated complaints exist (e.g., unexpected charges, one report of inexperienced advice), but these are typical service-industry disputes and do not indicate fraud or systematic scam operation. No scam reports, regulatory actions, or fraud alerts were found. Business registration is active and verified in Quebec with consistent contact information across all platforms.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 97 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 97 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious68Harmless97Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

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 a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domainservice@levinebros.ca
Phone numbers(514) 849-1368
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles3
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (service@levinebros.ca).
  • Phone number listed ((514) 849-1368).
  • Links to 6 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age17 years old
RegistrarRebel.ca Corp.
RegisteredMar 9, 2009
ExpiresMar 9, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresAug 8, 2026 (52d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingHostPapa
Server locationCA
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSWPML ver:4.9.4 stt:1,4;

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://levinebros.ca/
  • 2200https://levinebros.ca/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPHostPapa
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 levinebros.ca and not a lookalike like l-evinebros.ca.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

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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
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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 found no threat indicators on levinebros.ca. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • levinebros.ca passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. levinebros.ca presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • levinebros.ca is 17.3 years old, registered on 3/9/2009 through Rebel.ca Corp.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 97 antivirus engines in our malware network report levinebros.ca as clean.
  • No. levinebros.ca is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • levinebros.ca resolves to an IP operated by HostPapa in CA (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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 17, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around levinebros.ca have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·levinebros.ca
SAFE

Levine Bros is an established Montreal plumbing company operating since 1922 with strong independent reviews (4.7/5 across multiple platforms with 1,200+ total ratings) and verified business registration in Quebec. No scam reports or fraud indicators detected.

This is a safe, legitimate business. You can confidently contact them for plumbing services. If you use their services and have a dispute, standard consumer-protection channels (credit-card chargeback, local business bureau) apply as with any service provider.

AV engines
97
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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