https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog Articles on fake shops and online shopping scams, each with sources and retrieval dates. en Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/aktuelle-betrugsmaschen https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/aktuelle-betrugsmaschen Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Clone shops on .shop domains, a fake vote in a messenger, callbacks to fake bank staff and shares that do not exist: the scams police and consumer advocates warned about in September, with warning signs and next steps. Scams https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/klon-fakeshops-shop-domains https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/klon-fakeshops-shop-domains Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A security company has attributed around 119,000 identically built shops to one network, nearly all with the .shop ending. What the ending says about a shop, what our own list shows, and how to recognise a cloned shop. 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Scam https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/whatsapp-abstimmung-konto-uebernahme https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/whatsapp-abstimmung-konto-uebernahme Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A contact you know asks you to quickly vote for a child in a dance contest. Entering your number and a code on the page hands over your WhatsApp. How to spot the message and what to do afterwards. Scam https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/rueckruf-betrug-falscher-bankanruf https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/rueckruf-betrug-falscher-bankanruf Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT An email reports a debit and gives a number to cancel it, or your bank seems to call you itself. How to recognise both variants, what banks do not ask for on the phone and what to do if you have already talked to them. Scam https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/brennholz-pellets-heizoel-fakeshops https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/brennholz-pellets-heizoel-fakeshops Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT When the heating season starts, shops appear that offer fuel cheaply, demand prepayment and never deliver. How to recognise them, what our own list shows, and what to do after a bank transfer. Season https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/paket-sms-zoll-sms-betrug https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/paket-sms-zoll-sms-betrug Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A parcel is supposedly waiting, the address is missing or customs want a few euros. How to recognise fake delivery messages, what customs ask for, and what to do after a click. Scam https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/shop-erfahrungen-bewertungen-pruefen https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/shop-erfahrungen-bewertungen-pruefen Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT If you do not know a shop, you search for its name plus “reviews” or “experiences”. 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In the weeks before, shops appear that pose as outlets of well-known brands. What a crossed-out price is worth, how the shops reach you through ads, and what our list shows eight weeks ahead. Scam tactic https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/sicherer-online-shop-erkennen https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/sicherer-online-shop-erkennen Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT The German cyber security office, the consumer advice centres and the police name almost the same features for checking an unknown shop. What they mean, where they reach their limits and what our shop check looks at in the same places. Guide https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/vorkasse-falle https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/vorkasse-falle Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Fake shops often leave only a bank transfer at the end of the order. Since October 2025 the money reaches the recipient in seconds. What verification of payee shows here, which payment methods leave a way back and what to do after a transfer. Payment https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/hrb-nummern-identitaetsdiebstahl https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/hrb-nummern-identitaetsdiebstahl Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Fake shops put the commercial register number, address and VAT ID of real companies in their legal notice. How to check whether shop and company belong together, and what to do if your own company’s data is misused. Scam tactic https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/gefaelschte-guetesiegel https://fakeshop.ai/en/blog/gefaelschte-guetesiegel Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT A seal in a shop is at first just a graphic. How to check the certificate for Trusted Shops, EHI and the Austrian trustmark, why the click alone is not enough and what our shop check looks at here. Guide