Due to the promotions on November 11, Singles’ Day, and the approach of the Christmas holidays, it is common to see an increase in offers in online stores that seek to capture the attention of consumers. However, Along with these legitimate campaigns, they also increase scams virtual. Cybercriminals take advantage of the interest in promotions to create fraudulent websites. Their goal is to imitate well-known stores, with the aim of deceiving buyers and stealing their personal and banking information.
In this sense, if you have found this link address (www.cozyfash.com) that simulates the official Bershka websitethe clothing brand belonging to the Group Inditex Created by the Spanish businessman Amancio Ortega, be very careful because it is a scam. The official brand URL is another: https://www.bershka.com/es/.
As happens in this type of scams, which are increasingly common on the internet, cybercriminals have supplanted the brand’s aesthetics. For example, use the corporate colors, black and white, and the same typography in the company logo. Next, from INFOVERITAS Some tips are offered to avoid falling into this type of scam.
Berhska does not offer discounts of up to 90%
To verify the veracity of the website, INFOVERITAS has carried out a detailed search of both pages. Upon entering the fraudulent We see that it offers products with up to 90% discount. When you click on the clothes, a notice appears telling you that it is a offer limited time that will end in two hours, or 23 days indifferently.
The presence of offers with such tight time limits should arouse our suspicions. Cybercriminals resort to these time-limited tactics to prevent users from having the opportunity to reflect and send their personal and banking information without prior consideration.
In fact, if we compare it with the official website, we see thatThe real Bershka page does not offer any type of promotion in these moments. The logo does not match either, although they perfectly imitate its typography, Bershka has added a black bow to mark the DANAwhich has hit various municipalities of Valencia so hard.
In addition, INFOVERITAS has found one of the clothes that cybercriminals sell. The men’s fur-effect hooded jacket has a price of €4.77 with the discount of the supposed promotion on the fraudulent website, while on the official one it is €39.99.
Keys to avoid falling for the scam
Although the offer may be very tempting, we must be cautious when we see these types of bargains and not buy quickly. From the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) They advise carefully analyzing the permitted payment methodssince a fake website apparently allows many forms of payment, but when you go to confirm it, it forces you to pay through companies such as Wester Union or Ukash “and make a money deposit for the amount of the supposed purchase. This type of method is totally discouraged for making online purchases, it does not offer any type of guarantee of recovering the money in case of scam or fraud,” they defend.
In this case, the fraudulent Bershka website It does not specify the payment method, a detail that also sets off alarms.. In addition, a section is included at the end where it indicates that the shipping costs are €39.00.
In the end, INCIBE highlights, if you browse pages whose address does not begin with https, lCybercriminals can destroy your data banks can make charges without you being aware of it.
The key in this case is in the “Who we are” section. As INCIBE explains, if a company is created in Spain You must meet a series of legal requirements to sellsuch as, for example, specifying who is the owner of the website, person or company, the NIF/CIF, the registered office, the email and the conditions of sale, returns and claims. None of this information appears on the fraudulent website and the information appears in English.
“Cozyfash.com mainly sells women’s clothing and clothing accessories. Our goal is to offer an extreme user experience. cozyfash.com hopes that each product produced can provide you with the most comfortable user experience and, of course, we also hope that you like it,” they detail in this section, translated into Spanish.
Sources
National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE)
News Ok Diario
Bershka official website
Bershka fraudulent website