Is postage-usps.com safe?

http://postage-usps.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong4 of 6 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

postage-usps.com is a 52-day-old domain impersonating USPS to sell discounted postage stamps, and was flagged by 10 antivirus families.

The site operates as a shop selling discounted postage stamps while mimicking the branding of the United States Postal Service. Saved antivirus analysis shows 10 independent vendor families reporting an adverse result, and the vision review confirms the page presents itself with USPS-style wording like 'US STAMPS' and 'Forever Stamps at Clearance Prices.' The registrable domain is only 52 days old, and the contact details were not reviewed because the page is script-rendered. A valid TLS certificate and the absence of a Safe Browsing warning do not offset the impersonation and detection evidence.

Do not enter personal information, payment details, or credentials on postage-usps.com. Because the domain impersonates USPS, is only 52 days old, and has 10 antivirus families flagging it, treat any discounted stamp offer here as unsafe and buy postage directly from usps.com or an authorized postal outlet instead.
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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan12 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeekerSaved antivirus result from Oct 8, 2026

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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The site operates as a shop selling discounted postage stamps while mimicking the branding of the United States Postal Service. Saved antivirus analysis shows 10 independent vendor families reporting an adverse result, and the vision review confirms the page presents itself with USPS-style wording like 'US STAMPS' and 'Forever Stamps at Clearance Prices.' The registrable domain is only 52 days old, and the contact details were not reviewed because the page is script-rendered. A valid TLS certificate and the absence of a Safe Browsing warning do not offset the impersonation and detection evidence.

USPS Impersonation and Deceptive Pricing

The vision review of the page shows USPS-style branding and wording, including 'US STAMPS,' 'FOREVER STAMPS,' and 'USPS' references, alongside the domain postage-usps.com. This match is consistent with brand impersonation of the official United States Postal Service.

The page advertises 'Forever Stamps at Clearance Prices,' a pricing claim that is inconsistent with the fixed retail pricing of genuine USPS Forever stamps and functions as a deceptive lure.

Security Vendor Detections and Infrastructure Signals

Saved antivirus analysis shows that 10 independent antivirus families returned an adverse result for this site, identifying it as phishing or fraud on the vendor side. This is a stale saved observation rather than a fresh submission, so it confirms historical flagging but the exact timing should be verified.

The registrable domain is only 52 days old, and WHOIS research records a creation date of 2026-09-03, which is unusual for a store that presents itself as a legitimate source of official USPS postage. A valid encrypted connection and the absence of a browser threat feed warning were observed, but these only show that the connection is encrypted and that Google has not flagged the site; they do not establish operator legitimacy.

Unclear Operator and Contact Details

The site's page builds its content with scripts, so its own contact details were not visible to the page reader and were not reviewed. No operator identity, registration ID, or off-domain email was disclosed in the reviewed evidence, which leaves the responsible party unverified.

Why the score is 30

10 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

12/ 93

detections

Saved analysis from October 8, 2026 - stale

12 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
11
Suspicious
1
Total
93
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
alphaMountain.aiMaliciousphishing
BitDefenderMaliciousphishing
CRDFMaliciousmalicious
CyRadarMaliciousphishing
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMaliciousphishing
G-DataMaliciousphishing
KasperskyMaliciousphishing
LionicMaliciousphishing
NetcraftMaliciousmalicious
SophosMaliciousmalware
WebrootMaliciousmalicious
FortinetSuspiciousspam
All 93 engine results
  • alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
  • BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
  • CRDF - Malicious
  • CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
  • Lionic - phishing - Malicious
  • Netcraft - Malicious
  • Sophos - malware - Malicious
  • Webroot - Malicious
  • Fortinet - spam - 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
  • Criminal IP - Unrated
  • CSIS Security Group - Unrated
  • CTX AI - Clean
  • Cyan - Unrated
  • Cyble - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - Clean
  • DNS8 - Unrated
  • Dr.Web - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - Clean
  • Emsisoft - Clean
  • Ermes - Unrated
  • ESET - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Gridinsoft - Unrated
  • Guardpot - Unrated
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Unrated
  • LevelBlue - Clean
  • Lumu - Unrated
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • MalwareURL - Unrated
  • Mimecast - 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
  • StopForumSpam - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
  • Synthient - Unrated
  • ThreatHive - Clean
  • URLhaus - Clean
  • URLQuery - Unrated
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
  • VIPRE - Unrated
  • ViriBack - Clean
  • VX Vault - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - Clean
  • ZeroFox - Unrated

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
postage-usps.com
1 red flag
Red flags spotted on this page
Visual analysis

Visual warning signs were identified

US STAMPS FOREVER STAMPS Forever Stamps at Clearance Prices

100/100 visual risk

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    US STAMPS FOREVER STAMPS

  2. 02

    Forever Stamps at Clearance Prices

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    The captured page appears to offer a shop service.

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Phishing & Impersonation

Also observed: Fake Shop & Commercial Deception

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 0110 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
  2. 02The registrable domain is only 52 days old, with a recorded creation date of 2026-09-03.
  3. 03The page uses USPS-style wording such as 'US STAMPS' and 'FOREVER STAMPS' and the domain postage-usps.com, consistent with brand impersonation.

Web research findings

Independent findings for postage-usps.com, 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.

Business registration
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Web mentions
No complaints found
The search found 1 adverse research note; see the research notes below.
Research notes (1)
Other records found by the research, such as directory, registration, traffic or policy details.
  • MaskGraphopen

    "Creation Date: 2026-09-03T13:06:18Z"

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domainpostage-usps.com
  2. Redirects topostage-usps.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
  4. Referencescdn.jsdelivr.net · fonts.gstatic.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Sep 3, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 52 days old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 26, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated High Risk

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

postage-usps.com was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
Contact details were not reviewed (the page text was not read in full)
Emails on site's domainNot reviewed
Phone numbersNot reviewed
Postal addressNot reviewed
Linked social profiles0

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age52 days old
RegistrarGname.com Pte. Ltd.
RegisteredSep 3, 2026
ExpiresSep 3, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresDec 2, 2026 (37d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://postage-usps.com/
  • 2200https://postage-usps.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentpartial
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

10 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. · The page uses USPS-style wording such as 'US STAMPS' and 'FOREVER STAMPS' and the domain postage-usps.com, consistent with brand impersonation.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

The registrable domain is only 52 days old, with a recorded creation date of 2026-09-03.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result12 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 8, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
Independent research
Result1 independent finding was saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

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

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not enter personal information, payment details, or credentials on postage-usps.com. Because the domain impersonates USPS, is only 52 days old, and has 10 antivirus families flagging it, treat any discounted stamp offer here as unsafe and buy postage directly from usps.com or an authorized postal outlet instead.

  2. Treat postage-usps.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

Safer Alternatives

Trying to shop safely? Use a safe option instead

Shopping for a deal? Stick to established retailers with real buyer protection — if a price looks too good to be true on an unknown store, it usually is.

  1. Amazon

    A-to-z Guarantee covers eligible orders.

  2. eBay

    Money Back Guarantee on most purchases.

  3. Walmart

    Major retailer with established returns.

  4. The brand's official site

    Search the brand name + "official site" rather than trusting an ad or unknown store.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

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 postage-usps.com a scam or a legit website?
postage-usps.com raises serious red flags as a phishing site — do not enter your login or personal details. Our review tagged it for phishing and fake shop. 12 of 93 security engines flag it (11 as outright malicious). The domain is only 52 days old through Gname.com Pte. Ltd — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is postage-usps.com safe to use?
postage-usps.com has a Safety Score of 30/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 75%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to postage-usps.com?
If you've already paid or handed over details on postage-usps.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on postage-usps.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from postage-usps.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Did postage-usps.com steal my password or personal information?
If you entered anything on postage-usps.com, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.
How do I report postage-usps.com?
You can report postage-usps.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
Why does postage-usps.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has postage-usps.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 12 of 93 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged postage-usps.com, 11 of them as outright malicious in the saved analysis from October 8, 2026. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is postage-usps.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — postage-usps.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the postage-usps.com domain?
postage-usps.com is 52 days old, registered on September 3, 2026 through Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
Does postage-usps.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — postage-usps.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 37 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
How often is the postage-usps.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 26, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about postage-usps.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
30/100
High Risk

postage-usps.com is a 52-day-old domain impersonating USPS to sell discounted postage stamps, and was flagged by 10 antivirus families.

Saved capturepostage-usps.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

The site operates as a shop selling discounted postage stamps while mimicking the branding of the United States Postal Service. Saved antivirus analysis shows 10 independent vendor families reporting an adverse result, and the vision review confirms the page presents itself with USPS-style wording like 'US STAMPS' and 'Forever Stamps at Clearance Prices.' The registrable domain is only 52 days old, and the contact details were not reviewed because the page is script-rendered. A valid TLS certificate and the absence of a Safe Browsing warning do not offset the impersonation and detection evidence.

Recommended actionDo not enter personal information, payment details, or credentials on postage-usps.com. Because the domain impersonates USPS, is only 52 days old, and has 10 antivirus families flagging it, treat any discounted stamp offer here as unsafe and buy postage directly from usps.com or an authorized postal outlet instead.
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