SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

Established shipping container seller with 5.8-year-old domain but 31 BBB complaints about delivery and product condition. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.

Security Review

Is usedconex.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 55/100

Established shipping container seller with 5.8-year-old domain but 31 BBB complaints about delivery and product condition.

usedconex.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 91·MT 45
Screenshot of usedconex.comSee the live page ↓
Category tags
shipping containerse-commerce75% MT confidence
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 6 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
6 years old
Registered Sep 18, 2020
Intelligence
Suspicious
Moderate likelihood · 75% confidence

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usedconex.com

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Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

15
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website presents a professional and functional appearance for a shipping container business with no immediate visual indicators of a scam.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional layout with consistent branding and high-quality background imagery

Functional navigation menu including services, grades, and delivery guidelines

Clear call-to-action with a zip code input field for instant quotes

Visible contact information including a toll-free phone number in the header

Standard business features like a chat widget and customer support icons

Domain name in the logo matches the general theme of the site content

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust45/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site presents a professional storefront for buying and renting shipping containers with clear product grades and a working phone number. Our antivirus network returned zero detections and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The domain registered in 2020 and the Florida LLC appears active. However, the evidence package shows 31 BBB complaints in three years, mostly about late deliveries and damaged containers, plus Reddit users noting the same pattern. Two positive reviews exist but do not offset the volume of negative feedback. The combination of real registration and repeated service complaints places the site in the suspicious band.
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Page Content

The homepage advertises new and used shipping containers with three condition grades, a zip-code quote tool, and a toll-free number. Navigation includes services, financing, modifications, and a blog. No login forms or countdown timers appear. The page loads external scripts from Google, Facebook, and a live-chat widget.

Infrastructure

The site runs on IP 172.66.40.123 with a clean abuse score and valid SSL from Google Trust Services. No redirects beyond a single same-domain hop. Our antivirus network cleared all 92 engines. External domains loaded are standard analytics and social platforms.

Domain History

WHOIS records show registration on 2020-09-18 through NameCheap, giving the domain an age of 5.8 years. Privacy protection is disabled. The business is registered in Florida as USED CONEX LLC with an active status and a Tampa address.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators list the company as BBB-accredited with an A+ rating, yet 31 complaints have been filed in the last three years, primarily citing delivery delays and damaged containers. Reddit threads echo the same delivery and refund issues. Two positive reviews mention good service and quality containers.

What this means for you

The business appears real and reachable by phone, but the high complaint volume suggests delivery and quality risks. Verify container condition before payment and consider using the pay-on-delivery option if offered.

Risk Factors
3
  • 31 BBB complaints in three years, mostly about delivery delays and damaged containers.
  • No email address or physical street address listed on the website itself.
  • Operates partly through independent 1099 sales agents posting on Facebook Marketplace.
Positive Signals
3
  • Domain registered 5.8 years ago with active Florida LLC.
  • Zero detections across our antivirus network and clean hosting IP.
  • Professional layout with visible phone number and functional quote tool.
AI Recommendation
Use the pay-on-delivery option if available and inspect the container on arrival before releasing final payment.
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 usedconex.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · USA
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
2 scam reports · 31 complaints · 2 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • UsedConex.com is a BBB Accredited business with an A+ rating as of early 2026.
  • The company has recorded 31 total complaints with the BBB in the last 3 years, primarily regarding delivery delays and product condition issues.
  • The business operates as a 1099-based sales organization where independent agents post ads on Facebook Marketplace to generate leads.
  • Verified payment methods include credit/debit cards, ACH, and a 'pay-on-delivery' option for certain orders.
  • Physical presence is established at a corporate office in Tampa, Florida, with operations across multiple US states.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • "On 1/21/26 used conex delivered 2 shipping containers for 3,525$. On date of delivery 1 container was damaged, a dent in the hinge... they will not fix or replace the container."

  • Redditopen

    "If you look at your bbb profile, you have dozens of complaints on your delivering in a reasonable time and not refunding the customer."

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • "Everything from the ordering process to the delivery was about as excellent as you could get. Will highly recommend this company for anyone looking for a Shipping Container."

  • Maptonsopen

    "Good customer service, smooth ordering process, reliable container. The container I received was of high quality, and the pricing was fair."

Business registration
Status: active · USA

Registered as USED CONEX LLC in Florida. Address: 5401 W Kennedy Blvd, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33609.

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

Our research found two scam-related mentions on BBB and Reddit describing delivery damage and refund disputes. Two positive reviews on BBB and Maptons praise service and container quality. The Florida LLC is confirmed active with a Tampa office address.

Domain Timeline

  1. Sep 18, 2020
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 5.8 years old today.

  2. Jul 11, 2026
    Latest security review — Flagged as suspicious

    This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.

usedconex.com 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.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
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.

Reputation Sources

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

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

Technical Details

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
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers(800) 230 7764
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles9
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed ((800) 230 7764).
  • Links to 9 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age6 years old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredSep 18, 2020
ExpiresSep 18, 2028
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 30, 2026 (81d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSElementor 4.1.4; features: additional_cu

Redirect Chain

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

What to do

Proceed with caution

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

  • Treat usedconex.com as unverified

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

  • 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.

  • Share your experience

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

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Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·usedconex.com
SUSPICIOUS

UsedConex.com sells used shipping containers online. The domain is 5.8 years old with a registered Florida LLC, yet 31 BBB complaints focus on delivery delays and damaged units.

Use the pay-on-delivery option if available and inspect the container on arrival before releasing final payment.

AV engines
92
Domain age
6 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • usedconex.com looks like a likely scam site — avoid interacting with it. The domain is 5.8 years old through NameCheap, Inc.. 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.
  • Proceed with caution — usedconex.com scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend verifying it through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
  • If you've already paid or handed over details on usedconex.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 usedconex.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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • You can report usedconex.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.
  • 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.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report usedconex.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — usedconex.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.
  • usedconex.com is 5.8 years old, registered on September 18, 2020 through NameCheap, Inc.. 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.
  • Yes — usedconex.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 81 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".
  • usedconex.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
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