Gold-Handel-sofort.de appears professional, but it is fake. If you order there, you will not receive any goods despite paying. Our cooperation partner Watchlist Internet shows you how to check an online shop for gold.

Stolen imprint: How to expose the abuse

The fake shop “Gold-Handel-sofort.de” stole the company data from the real gold online shop “gold-silber-kontor.de”:

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Screenshot: Gold-Handel-Sofort.de, imprint

The easiest way to expose data misuse is to search the company name on the Internet. If you search for “Gold Silber Kontor GmbH”, the real online shop will appear in the first search results. Compare the internet addresses and the imprint with each other. You will see that “Gold-Handel-sofort.de” has stolen imprint The real online retailer even warns on its website about fake shops that abuse its imprint.

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Screenshot: Gold Silber Kontor GmbH, warning about fake shops

You will also find a note in the Google Business entry that Gold-Handel-sofort.de has stolen data. If you google “Gold Silber Kontor GmbH”, the Google Business entry appears. Click on “ Website ” and check which Internet address is stored there. In any case, the entry does not lead to “Gold-Handel-sofort.de”!

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Watchlist Internet, Google business entry of the company “Gold Silber Kontor GmbH”

Quality seal check

Unfortunately, it sometimes happens that fraudulent online shops place quality seals on the website without authorization. You can check whether a Trusted Shops quality mark is being used legally with just a few clicks:

  • Click on the quality mark. Sometimes you need to click on the three dots and select “Check Certificate”.
  • If it is genuine, you will end up with the certificate on the Trusted Shops website ( www.trustedshops.de ).
  • If it is copied, the link leads nowhere, only to the Trusted Shops homepage or to a fake certificate.

The Trusted Shops seal of quality on Gold-Handel-sofort.de leads to a fake certificate.

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Watchlist Internet, Gold-Handel-sofort.de forges the Trusted Shops certificate.

You can tell that the certificate is fake by looking at the internet address. “trusted-shop-nr3892.de” is not the real Trusted Shops address. For comparison, the real Trusted Shops certificate from gold-silber-kontor.de is shown below.

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Watchlist Internet, real Trusted Shops certificates can be found at the address “www.trustedshops.de”.

Recognizing fake shops: simple tips

  • Search for the online shop on the Internet : e.g. B. with the search terms “fake” or “experience”
  • Don't fall for bargains : If the price is significantly cheaper than in other shops, it's probably a lure offer.
  • Check means of payment: Be careful if only advance payment is offered or other means of payment do not work for “technical reasons”.

More fake shops

  • goldhandel-kaufen.de
  • goldhandel-s-1972.de
  • goldhandel-punkt.de
  • goldbank-munich.de
  • gold-handel-testsieger.de

Have you paid?

  • Contact your bank. It may be possible to stop the transfer. However, the probability of success is rather low.
  • Report it to the police.

Advice & help

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Source : Watchlist Internet


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