The website looked completely real – professional photos, sizing guides, customer reviews, and even low stock warnings showing only a few sizes left. Everything about it felt trustworthy, and the pressure to buy before the items sold out made the deal feel even more urgent.
Emma placed her order, but the package never arrived.
This scenario shows how fake online stores are designed to look convincing and create a false sense of trust. Follow Emma’s story and learn how Sam (the scammer) uses realistic websites, fake tracking updates, and urgency tactics to trick people into paying for products that don’t exist.
Emma placed her order, but the package never arrived.
This scenario shows how fake online stores are designed to look convincing and create a false sense of trust. Follow Emma’s story and learn how Sam (the scammer) uses realistic websites, fake tracking updates, and urgency tactics to trick people into paying for products that don’t exist.
Press PLAY to follow Emma’s story and learn how to spot the warning signs before it happens to you.
(Don’t worry – when you play one of our scenarios, your data remains completely anonymous.)
If you are about to make a purchase online make sure you pause, think, then decide.
Scammers are clever - be confident and trust that warning voice in your head when something is not quite right.
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