r/canadaguns • u/CanadaGunsMod • Jun 11 '25
List of Scam websites/retailers, please let us know if we missed any you know.
We have a older thread about this(linked in the weekly FAQ thread) but it is over a year old and archived so comments cant be added, so it may be pretty out of date. The text will be copied below, please comment if you have come across any new websites that fit the description, and it will be updated. Thank you
Scam websites and You: A guide to not throwing your money away Over the last 4 years, there have been a marked increase in straight-up scam websites. So much so that we pin a continually evolving list in the FAQ thread every week.
Currently, that list reads:
Canadaammoshop.com
ammodepotcanada.com
bulkammunitionshop.ca
canadaammunition.com
ammofount.com
primersshop.ca
Canadaoutdoorammoshop.ca
Gunnutzcanada.com
CanadianAmmo.com
Firearmsstorecanada.com
reloadingammocanada.com
ammodepot.ca
cheapammocanada.com
ammunitions.ca
canadabullets.com
Buyghostgunscanada.com (if you fall for this one you absolutely deserve it)
gunnammocanada.com/
GunnersCanada.com
mcadamgundealer.com Pretending to be the NB "The Gun Dealer."
We get DAILY posts on this topic. This is extremely common sense, but here's how to spot these fake websites:
they're selling prohibited firearms or ammunition.
they're selling products for WAY less than anyone else. If it's too good to be true, it is.
they claim to have powder/primers in stock for way less than anyone else.
they have some bullshit name like the ones above.
they have unfinished Lorem Ipsum type content, spelling mistakes, or nonsense wording.
they only take payment via Paypal, EMT, or some American processor like Zelle. If they DO NOT accept a credit card, 99% of the time, it's a scam. The 1% are old boys and you'll be able to search them or get word of mouth reviews. Their website will look like Geocities from 1997.
they reuse the same images/branding/stock images from multiple sites, or just straight up rip off logos from old sites (Canadaammo being the main one, which is now defunct).
the mailing address/physical address/phone number will be at a random location, usually a warehouse or house that is in no way associated with a firearms business. A quick google search will pull it up.
If you have purchased from one of these sites, you should immediately:
put a credit hold on with your bank, depending on what financial information you gave them. If you typed in a credit card, it will be compromised and should be cancelled.
If you gave them your PAL, you should contact the CFP and report it as compromised and get a new one issued.
Now, what can we do to stop these?
Unfortunately, not much. We have two options:
Anything with a .ca domain can be reported to the CIRA using info@cira.ca. They have full authority to revoke a .ca domain and there are stricter registration requirements for those sites. The more reports they get, the more likely they are to take action.
You can report scam websites to search engines. For example, here is Google's report page: https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/?hl=en
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Jun 11 '25
Canadian gun nutz is filled with scammers lately.
My opinion is they've been hacked.
Hacked bad
Admin has been telling people to change passwords and enable 2 step verification.
Lots of new accounts claiming to be owners of old accounts.
It's a real shit show, I don't trust any deals there now.
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u/EliteDuck Jun 11 '25
CGN is probably a hacker's wet dream. Tens of thousands of accounts with deceased owners with shit like "doggy12" as their password, which would take a day at most to brute force into. Hack an account because security on the site is non-existent, scam people with it, and rinse and repeat multiple times a week.
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u/adrenalineJ92 Jun 11 '25
Hero outdoor
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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw onterrible Jun 11 '25
maybe the mods should make a "caution" category for stores like them. stores that exist but have a long history of being difficult to work with or regularly shaft customers. gun deals has a reputation system like that
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u/CanadaGunsMod Jun 11 '25
I think we've got enough easily searchable threads on them over the years for interested people to form their own opinions, with out making it official sub policy to avoid otherwise legit retailers. People do regularily make posts giving reviews or asking for them.
People falling for the scams on this page would become victims of crime, theft, identity theft, which we want to prevent as much as possible.
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u/SecureNarwhal Jun 11 '25
they're drop shippers but not legit scammers
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u/Virtual-Chris Jun 11 '25
But they claim everything is in stock, when in fact most stuff has to ship from overseas - taking weeks. And there’s no returns. Best to call it a scam site as everyone otherwise has to learn the hard way.
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u/OxfordTheCat Jun 11 '25
They have a very slow response time, but they're not a scam.
They worked with me via email to source a knife I wanted and get it across the border.
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u/Piqued-Larry Jun 11 '25
bulkammocanada(.com) looks fishy to me.
I was shopping O/U yesterday and saw a Weatherby Orion 1 with pictures of the sporting model at 2022 prices and long generic descriptions that even lists competitor stores (lol)
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u/TheAwesomeTree Jun 11 '25
The ghost gun site is hilarious 😂 they have a 0% ar lower which is just a block of steel
Some hoodlum fool from jane and finch probably has fallen prey to that site lol