Is usagco.org safe?

http://usagco.org/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

High-risk Green Card lottery assistance site with security detections and troubling contact reports

USAGCO promotes assistance with U.S. Green Card Lottery registration and says its experts manage submission and confirmation. Although this describes a real service rather than proving a specific scam mechanism, four independent security-detection families reported adverse results, and a third-party reviewer says entering details was followed by five calls from different numbers within five minutes. These concerns justify a High Risk rating.

Avoid submitting personal details or paying through this site unless you independently verify the operator and the service terms. Given the adverse security detections and reported rapid follow-up calls after data entry, use an official government source for Green Card Lottery information and registration instead.
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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

USAGCO promotes assistance with U.S. Green Card Lottery registration and says its experts manage submission and confirmation. Although this describes a real service rather than proving a specific scam mechanism, four independent security-detection families reported adverse results, and a third-party reviewer says entering details was followed by five calls from different numbers within five minutes. These concerns justify a High Risk rating.

What the site offers

The site presents itself as “USA Green Card Services” and advertises application and submission services. It says its team will manage the applicant’s registration process, including submission and confirmation.

Prominent “Apply Now” and “FREE ELIGIBILITY CHECK” prompts invite visitors to begin the process. The site also claims that, with its help, entry to the official lottery is guaranteed; this wording concerns entry into the lottery, not a guaranteed Green Card win.

Technical warnings and operator concerns

Four independent security-detection families classified the domain adversely. The saved result is stale, so it is a strong warning but does not establish the site’s current technical behavior by itself.

Separate third-party reviews raise operator concerns: one reviewer alleges that the business would not confirm a company address, while another says that merely entering details—without buying—was followed the next day by five calls within five minutes from different numbers. These are individual allegations rather than independently verified outcomes, but they materially increase the risk of sharing personal information.

Why the score is 35

4 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

6/ 90

detections

Saved result - stale

6 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
4
Suspicious
2
Total
90
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
alphaMountain.aiMaliciousphishing
Chong Lua DaoMaliciousmalicious
FortinetMaliciousphishing
WebrootMaliciousmalicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 90 engine results
  • alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
  • Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
  • Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
  • Webroot - malicious - Malicious
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - unrated - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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
usagco.org
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

USAGCO,SERVICES. APPLICATION & SUBMISSION USA Green Card Services We've Helped Thousands of Winners. You can be next!

Context only

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    USAGCO,SERVICES. APPLICATION & SUBMISSION

  2. 02

    USA Green Card Services We've Helped Thousands of Winners. You can be next!

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

    USAGCO | USA Green Card Lottery Service

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 90 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 4 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

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Saas

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 014 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. 02A reviewer says entering details without purchasing was followed the next day by five calls within five minutes from different numbers.
  3. 03text USAGCO,SERVICES. APPLICATION & SUBMISSION USAGCO usagco.org

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What may happen after using the eligibility prompt

A visitor can select the “FREE ELIGIBILITY CHECK” and provide details; one reviewer reports that after entering details without making a purchase, they received repeated calls the following day from different numbers.

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.

  1. The reported contact consisted of five calls within five minutes. The evidence does not establish what information the calls sought or whether every visitor receives them.

Avoid submitting personal details or paying through this site unless you independently verify the operator and the service terms. Given the adverse security detections and reported rapid follow-up calls after data entry, use an official government source for Green Card Lottery information and registration instead.

Visitor impactConfidence: High

Grounded in 2 saved evidence references.

Web research findings

Independent findings for usagco.org, 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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
2 scam reports
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "These guys are con artists. The first suspicion should be that they have no company address, even asking for one they will no confirm and claim what does it prove?"

  • Trustpilotopen

    "I entered my details on the website but did not purchase anything. The next day, I received five calls within five minutes from different numbers."

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. Domainusagco.org
  2. Redirects tousagco.org
  3. Hosted byAmazon Technologies Inc.
  4. Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · pro.fontawesome.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 16, 2021
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 5.6 years old today.

  2. Sep 19, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

usagco.org is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

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
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domainsupport@usagco.org
Phone numbers1-888-272-1564
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (support@usagco.org).
  • Phone number listed (1-888-272-1564).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age6 years old
RegistrarDomain The Net Technologies Ltd.
RegisteredFeb 16, 2021
ExpiresFeb 16, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresNov 23, 2026 (65d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon Technologies Inc.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 contentcomplete
  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.

Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result6 of 90 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 19, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result2 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

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

    Avoid submitting personal details or paying through this site unless you independently verify the operator and the service terms. Given the adverse security detections and reported rapid follow-up calls after data entry, use an official government source for Green Card Lottery information and registration instead.

  2. Treat usagco.org 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.

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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 usagco.org a scam or a legit website?
usagco.org shows strong warning signs of being a scam site — avoid interacting with it. 6 of 90 security engines flag it (4 as outright malicious). The domain is 5.6 years old through Domain The Net Technologies Ltd.. 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 usagco.org safe to use?
usagco.org has a Safety Score of 35/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to usagco.org?
If you've already paid or handed over details on usagco.org, 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 usagco.org 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 usagco.org?
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.
Is my device at risk after visiting usagco.org?
Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
How do I report usagco.org?
You can report usagco.org 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 usagco.org 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 usagco.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 6 of 90 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged usagco.org, 4 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is usagco.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — usagco.org 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 usagco.org domain?
usagco.org is 5.6 years old, registered on February 16, 2021 through Domain The Net Technologies Ltd.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does usagco.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — usagco.org presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, valid for another 65 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 usagco.org report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 19, 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 usagco.org 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
35/100
High Risk

High-risk Green Card lottery assistance site with security detections and troubling contact reports

Saved captureusagco.orgCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

USAGCO promotes assistance with U.S. Green Card Lottery registration and says its experts manage submission and confirmation. Although this describes a real service rather than proving a specific scam mechanism, four independent security-detection families reported adverse results, and a third-party reviewer says entering details was followed by five calls from different numbers within five minutes. These concerns justify a High Risk rating.

Recommended actionAvoid submitting personal details or paying through this site unless you independently verify the operator and the service terms. Given the adverse security detections and reported rapid follow-up calls after data entry, use an official government source for Green Card Lottery information and registration instead.
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09 · Community

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