The Consumer Affairs Agency is calling attention to the increasing number of inquiries about orders placed on fake websites disguised as official mail-order websites for home appliances and household goods brands.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, there are increasing consultations last month that they have ordered two companies, "Iris Ohyama", a major manufacturer of daily necessities, and "BRUNO", which sells household goods, on a fake mail-order site. As of the 20th, a total of 1436 consultations have been received.
Each fake site uses a real company logo and a photo of the product, and when you click on the photo, the specifications similar to the official site are displayed, and it is cleverly crafted.
The price of the item is significantly discounted than usual, and you only pay by credit card, and in most cases you will not receive the item even if you purchase it.
These fake sites are repeatedly disappearing and appearing, and by the end of February, 40 sites have been confirmed, and if you search by product name or manufacturer name, they may be displayed higher than the real mail order site. am.
The Consumer Affairs Agency does not have any unnatural points such as checking the URL without judging it as genuine only with the logo mark etc. when purchasing the product, whether the price is extremely cheap, and whether the payment method is only credit card. We are calling attention to confirm that.
In addition, "Iris Ohyama" and "BRUNO" are calling attention to fake sites on their official online shopping sites, respectively.