Is surplustek.ca legit or a scam?
Surplustek is a verified Canadian electronics wholesaler with a 12-year-old domain and a physical retail store in L'Île-Perrot, Quebec.
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.
Analysis Summary
Critical risk detected
3 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (3 outright 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.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain has been active for over 4,800 days, which is a strong indicator of a stable business rather than a temporary scam site. We verified a physical retail location at 16 Grand Blvd in L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, which matches business registration data and local directory listings. While three antivirus engines flagged the site, these appear to be false positives given the lack of malicious behavior in our sandbox and the site's long history. Independent research shows positive mentions on community forums like Reddit and active social media profiles. The site uses standard security protocols and has no history of scam reports or consumer complaints.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for surplustek.ca, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Physical store located at 16 Grand Blvd, L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Canada with phone (514) 453-7333; sells electronics, hardware, tools, auto audio, and liquidation items
- Domain created approximately May 2013 (over 12 years old as of 2025/2026); site claims 100% Canadian operated since 2002
- Listed on legitimate directories including YellowPages.ca, ZoomInfo, Yelp, Facebook, Instagram, and MapQuest
- Scam-Detector gives 75.6/100 trust score (medium), labels as low risk with no blacklisting, valid HTTPS, low proximity to suspicious sites
- Positive mentions on Reddit as a source for electronics components and hobbyist supplies; users reference the store in r/ottawa and r/ElectronicsRepair
- No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found across searches for scam/arnaque/complaint on web, Reddit, or review sites
- Facebook page active with posts about products, liquidation, and customer interactions; no red flags in available snippets
Physical retail location at 16 Grand Blvd, L'Île-Perrot, QC J7V 7P8; operating since ~2002 per site claims; listed on ZoomInfo, YellowPages, Facebook, Yelp with phone (514) 453-7333
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- Phone number listed (514-453-7333).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 4 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://surplustek.ca/
- 2200https://surplustek.ca/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with surplustek.ca
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.
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 surplustek.ca as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — surplustek.ca scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. surplustek.ca presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 82 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- surplustek.ca is 13.2 years old, registered on 5/3/2013 through WHC Online Solutions Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 3 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged surplustek.ca as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. surplustek.ca is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- surplustek.ca resolves to an IP operated by OVH Hosting, Inc. 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 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around surplustek.ca have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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