Branded products at dumping prices on the Internet? Ugh, alarm bells are ringing!
Anyone who stumbles across such an online store that consistently offers discounted branded goods should exercise caution.
It is not uncommon for well-known brand names to be misused by fraudsters in order to lure Internet users into a trap.
As with the following fake internet shop platform that offers Salomon shoes at suspiciously low prices:
Source: Screenshot Mimikama
Keep your eyes open when buying online!
Point 1:
As already mentioned, consistently reduced prices in an online store are an important indication!
It may well be that reputable online companies offer products in sales, but NOT ONLY.
If top sellers or classics are also sold at dumping prices, you can imagine how things are going here.
Point 2:
What else catches your eye is the countdown counter on the side.
This puts pressure on the viewer to grab it quickly, otherwise they would let these supposed “super prices” slip through their fingers.
If it's not so obvious...
However, such fake shops are often so well made that it is somewhat difficult to reliably identify whether they are fraudsters or not.
The online shop operators copy or fake product images and information from existing shops. The imprint including the dealer address or the general terms and conditions (GTC) are also shamelessly imitated or even invented.
Checklist for online buyers
The North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center and the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office (LKA) have developed a very good checklist for checking online shops.
- Are there several – including customer-friendly – payment methods or a verifiable provider address in the imprint?
In the case of the “Salamon online store” you can’t even find an imprint. However, there are plenty of payment method offers available in advance.
- Are the offer and price provided with all necessary details, such as the nature of the product?
Well, the information is limited purely to the payment method and how the product would be delivered - and that in Italian.
- Are there general terms and conditions (GTC) and instructions on revocation?
We don't find any terms and conditions, but there are data protection regulations. However, these look like “copy-and-paste” and do not replace any general terms and conditions!
- Is it advertised with a trustworthy seal of quality such as “Trusted Shops Guarantee” (Trusted Shops), “s@fer-shopping” (TÜV Süd) and “Verified Online Shop EHI” (EHI Retail Institute GmbH)?
But be careful - such seals only offer reliable orientation if you click on the logo and are redirected to the testing company's homepage.
Apart from expenses, nothing happened
If you still fall for a fake shop and try to contact the company using the contact details provided, you will often simply be put off.
Letters with repayment demands are also returned as undeliverable.
However, those affected do not have their hands completely tied:
If you have already paid, you can try to ask the bank to reverse the payment.
The faster this happens, the easier it is to actually get your money back.
It's best to save:
- Purchase contract
- Order confirmation
- Emails
- Screenshots of the offer
Conclusion:
“atsalomon.com” is a fake shop!
Anyone who orders here will most likely not receive any goods!
Beware of these scammers!
Notes:
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