The LKA Lower Saxony warns of an alleged medical shop that offers, among other things, respiratory masks. Be careful, it is a fake shop!
Fakeshop uses media hype about coronavirus
The fraudsters draw attention to the fake shop via spam email.
The perpetrators are abusing the name of a real company from Germany.
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office warns of a fake shop that offers respiratory masks and announces the following in a press release:
The news about the coronavirus is currently dominating the media on all channels. Cyber criminals are now also taking advantage of this hype and offering a fake shop with, among other things, respiratory masks.
The perpetrators send their offer to numerous email recipients using spam email:
Respirators are offered here, which are currently out of stock in many shops, pharmacies, hardware stores, etc. due to fears of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19). The perpetrators misused the company name of a real existing company from Germany, which is also responsible for various pharmacies.
If you follow the link and actually want to order the appropriate respiratory masks, you will end up on a fake shop page that has nothing to do with the German company listed there. They have now filed a police report themselves.
Corona is already mentioned in the top banner of the website.
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It is to be expected that other websites of this type will follow (possibly already exist) and that the media hype surrounding Corona and the fear of Corona will be shamelessly exploited by the perpetrators. Other items (disposable gloves, disinfectants, etc.), which are already sold out in many shops, are also conceivable as attractants.
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Source: Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office
Article image: Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office
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