Shopping & Retail scams
Retail scams borrow the trust you already have in big stores: fake orders, fake prizes, and fake business inquiries.
Paste the sender's email address, the link, or the website from the message.
Know the pattern
The most common shopping & retail scams
An order you did not make
A message confirms an expensive order or subscription and gives a number to call to cancel. The refund agent then asks for remote access to your computer or your bank details.
A free voucher or prize
Social media posts or texts promise a gift card, hamper or prize for completing a short survey. The survey collects your personal details or card number.
A fake supplier or wholesale inquiry
Businesses receive inquiries that appear to come from a major retailer, asking for a price list or minimum order quantity. The goal is an upfront fee or a large fake order.
16 brands monitored daily
Check a specific company
Amazon
amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.ca, amazon.com.au, amazon.in, amazon.fr, amazon.it, amazon.es, amazon.co.jp
eBay
ebay.com, ebay.co.uk, ebay.de
Walmart
walmart.com
Lidl
lidl.com, lidl.de, lidl.co.uk, lidl.ch
Aldi
aldi.co.uk, aldi.us, aldi-sued.de, aldi-nord.de, aldi.com.au
Tesco
tesco.com
Costco
costco.com
Target
target.com
IKEA
ikea.com
Temu
temu.com
Shein
shein.com
AliExpress
aliexpress.com
Etsy
etsy.com
Best Buy
bestbuy.com
The Home Depot
homedepot.com
Argos
argos.co.uk
Help stop it
Where to report a scam
United Kingdom
- Forward suspicious emails to report@phishing.gov.uk
- Forward scam texts to 7726
United States
- Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov
- Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org
- Forward scam texts to 7726 (SPAM)
Canada
- Report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca
- Forward scam texts to 7726
Australia
- Report to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au
- Report cybercrime through ReportCyber at cyber.gov.au
India
- Report at cybercrime.gov.in or call the 1930 helpline
Germany
- Forward phishing emails to the Phishing-Radar at phishing@verbraucherzentrale.nrw
Switzerland
- Report phishing websites at antiphishing.ch
Anywhere
- Report phishing websites to Google Safe Browsing at safebrowsing.google.com
- Tell the company through its official website or app
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