Is vendorsource.co legit or a scam?
A recently registered storefront selling reselling guides and supplier lists with no verifiable business identity and suspicious security flags.
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
Shop shows non-delivery red flags
A recently registered storefront selling reselling guides and supplier lists with no verifiable business identity and suspicious security flags. Several red flags typical of non-delivery shops are present. Don't pay by crypto or wire, and keep the chargeback window in mind.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain was registered only 73 days ago, which is a common timeframe for short-lived scam operations. While it uses a standard Shopify setup, it provides no phone number or official business email, instead listing a personal Gmail address in its legal documents. Gridinsoft has already flagged the site as suspicious due to its young age and lack of transparency. The physical address provided in the privacy policy belongs to a residential property linked to a real estate agent, not a commercial business entity. Furthermore, the site claims to have over 10,000 customers despite having no presence on major independent review platforms.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for vendorsource.co, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered April 13, 2026 (approx. 2 months old as of mid-June 2026 analysis); very young domain via Tucows with non-public ownership.
- Gridinsoft assigns 25/100 trust score, flags as 'Suspicious Website' with 1 blacklist detection, no public user reviews, unverified ownership, no workable contacts, and reused template content.
- Shopify-powered e-commerce site selling 'supplier bundles' and products (cologne suppliers, clothing/hoodie bundles, electronics, shoes, watches) targeted at resellers; claims '10,000+ happy customers' with testimonials but no independent v
- Privacy policy provides generic US address in Weston, FL and Gmail address (f.paezg17@gmail.com); no phone, business registration, or verifiable company details.
- Heavy promotion on TikTok/Instagram by accounts like @ecomfed claiming success with reselling via the site; some videos show product tests (e.g., '100% cotton... Legit check 10 out of 10').
- Similar but distinct domains like vendorzsource.com have direct Reddit scam complaints (non-delivery after payment for reselling 'vendors'); no identical complaints found for .co but pattern in reselling vendor space is common.
- No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or BBB profile found; site has no established reputation across review platforms.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Our system marks Vendorsource.co as suspicious. The decision is based on a cluster of weak trust signals... This site is classified as Suspicious Website based on multiple risk signals, including 1 blacklist detections, a very young domain "
- Gridinsoftopen
"vendorsource.co falls in Risky Territory and should not currently be treated as a safe website; strong independent verification is needed before relying on it."
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.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://vendorsource.co/
- 2200https://vendorsource.co/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
- E-commerce page with multiple non-delivery red flags (missing real contact info, very young domain, crypto-only checkout, or fake-urgency).
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
- E-commerce page with multiple non-delivery red flags (missing real contact info, very young domain, crypto-only checkout, or fake-urgency).
Fake-shop warning signs
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Treat vendorsource.co as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- If you already paid by card or PayPal — start a chargeback
Contact your bank or card issuer and dispute the charge as "goods not received" or "merchant fraud." PayPal users can open a case in the Resolution Centre. Act within 120 days for card chargebacks in most jurisdictions.
- Save every piece of evidence
Screenshots of the checkout, order confirmation emails, any chat transcripts, and the product listing page. Chargeback and fraud reports go faster when you have receipts.
- OpenReport the shop
Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov), Action Fraud UK, or your local consumer-protection body. Post the URL on the MalwareTips scam forum so other buyers can find it.
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 marked vendorsource.co as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- vendorsource.co currently scores 54/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. vendorsource.co presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, expiring in 73 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged vendorsource.co as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. vendorsource.co is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- vendorsource.co resolves to an IP operated by Shopify, Inc. in CA (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 28, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around vendorsource.co 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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