Many nepwinkels Internet only on weekends active – Volkskrant

08.18.14, 17:41 – Source: Reuters

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Simulated sales sites of electronics stores are active, so buyers are lured into the trap. In just a few days, mostly on weekends

That is the experience of Fraudehelpdesk.nl, Thuiswinkel.org, duped buyers and businesses that their web stores deceptively real reconstructed. “They put their nepwinkel on Friday online, pick up quickly in large amounts without delivering goods and are usually offline Monday morning again,” says Lotte Reijmer of Fraudehelpdesk.nl.

Electronics Concerns as BCC, Computerland and Dixons acknowledge there to be affected. much trouble The fake sites is additionally confidence building logo of Thuiswinkel.org shown. “The criminal gangs, we think there is one or two in this area are active, are becoming smarter and more inventive,” confirms Wijnand Boy home shopping organization.

Counterfeits
It is clever fakes of real shops. So does the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 in the official online store of BCC 399 euros. On the fake website www.bcc-korting.com the device is offered for 280 euros.

“It’s unbelievable low prices and what seems too good to be true, of course, is not true, ‘says Jeroen Blank BCC. The complainants then report to BCC and the National Reporting Internet Scams (LMIO). The goods paid are never delivered.

By the fraud falls under Blank little to do. “We stand with our backs against the wall. The sites operate, including through hosting companies from Panama. “

No idea
CEO Steven Bakker and retail store Dixons.nl says the fraudsters increasingly sophisticated to going to work. “The police have no idea who is behind those sites,” says Bakker.

The logo of Dixons.nl is pictured on the counterfeit website with double ‘x’. Through the brand image rights it sometimes fails to pick up. Those sites from the air “But they’re costly processes 10,000 to 20,000 per nepwinkel costs’, says Bakker.

The Ombudsman dropped in 2013, criticized the LMIO. According to the Ombudsman’s communication with complainants have improved. However, according to the complaints tribunal cases is not sufficiently addressed due to the lack of people. The Ombudsman said in 2013 “like to see the declaration of internet scams is taken more seriously.”

According to the national police internet scam just effectively tackled, but who is limited by the available capacity. “We make a big production in the fight against fraudulent merchants.”