Is www.paxdepot.com legit or a scam?
A suspicious home goods shop with reports of non-delivery and a business address linked to a Florida hotel rather than a warehouse.
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 suspicious home goods shop with reports of non-delivery and a business address linked to a Florida hotel rather than a warehouse. Several red flags typical of non-delivery shops are present. Don't pay by crypto or wire, and keep the chargeback window in mind.
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MT Intelligence
While the domain was registered in 2021, recent signals suggest the site is currently used for fraudulent activity. Independent review aggregators have flagged the site with extremely low trust scores, and we found specific consumer complaints alleging that orders are never shipped and customer service is non-existent. The listed business address for 'PAX Global Investment LLC' belongs to a hotel and mixed-use building in West Palm Beach, which is a common red flag for 'ghost' shops. Furthermore, there is no active business registration found for this entity in Florida state records. These factors combined indicate a high risk of financial loss.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for www.paxdepot.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain created April 7, 2021 (approx. 1900 days old as stated); Whois owner hidden.
- Operated by self-declared PAX Global Investment LLC at 218 Datura St, West Palm Beach, FL; address appears associated with a hotel or mixed-use building per user report and local listings.
- ScamDoc gives 76% average trust score but notes "More investigations are necessary" with one 1-star user review from Jan 2026 alleging non-delivery, no response, and scam.
- Scam-Detector assigns very low 18.6/100 score, tags as "New. Suspicious. Dubious.", cites high-risk factors including proximity to suspicious sites (57/100), potential phishing/spam activity, and calls it a façade.
- Site promotes free 4-day US shipping, 30-day returns, SSL security, and lists phone (561) 202-3579 + support@paxdepot.com; policies updated Sep 2025.
- No positive reviews or independent business verification found; searches for the company/LLC primarily return the site's own pages.
- One unrelated Reddit post criticizes Pax vaporizer customer service but does not reference paxdepot.com.
- ScamDocopen
"I think this is a fake scam website, the address is a hotel in florida they never answer phone, or email, i placed an order never got it , no way to contact anyone have to dispute with bank now"
- Scam-Detectoropen
"As the site has a very low trust score, we don't label it a safe website... The Scam Detector’s algorithm gives this business the following rank: 18.6/100... we recommend staying away from this website."
PAX Global Investment LLC listed on site at 218 Datura St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5604; address linked to hotels, banks, and other businesses; no active matching Florida Sunbiz LLC registration found in searches
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
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.
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.
Fake-shop warning signs
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Treat www.paxdepot.com 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.
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 www.paxdepot.com 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.
- www.paxdepot.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. www.paxdepot.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 39 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- www.paxdepot.com is 5.2 years old, registered on 4/7/2021 through NameSilo, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report www.paxdepot.com as clean.
- No. www.paxdepot.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- www.paxdepot.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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 20, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around www.paxdepot.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
Final Verdict
This site is a suspicious home goods storefront with multiple reports of non-delivery and unverified business details. While the domain is several years old, recent user feedback indicates it may no longer be operating legitimately. Do not enter payment information.
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