There are no boundaries for the scam wise – it has targeted Dubai chocolate: how to recognize the danger?
Fake scammers are pretending to be the Fix Dessert Chocolatier Dubai chocolate manufacturers and Deliveroo, which sell it in the United Arab Emirates, the Daily Mail said.
« Scammers often take advantage of trends, and Dubai chocolate obsession is a great example of this, » said security expert Olga Svistunova.
« Using consumer enthusiasm and confidence in known brands is an effective way to success for cybercriminals, » she continued.
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Unfair websites
Dubai’s chocolate bar was created by Sarah Hamouda, British-Egiptian chocolate masters living in Dubai.
Its company, Fix Deessert Chocolatier, sells this very desired delicacy for £ 14 (about € 16.5), but only through Deliveo customers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE.
« We are not currently not carrying out an international delivery or retail out of the region, » Fix Dessert Chocolatier told Mailonline.
As the company notes on its Facebook page, it has no authorized resellers, a physical store or even a website.
So it is worrying that there are several sites in the search for Fix Dessert Chocolatier in Google Search.
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The first one – Fixdessertchocolate.com – supposedly sells Dubai chocolate bar for $ 18 (€ 15.9) plus $ 15 (€ 13.25) for postage for postage to the United Kingdom.
However, when customers are trying to settle on this site, they are notified that the minimum order amount must be $ 150 « (about $ 133) to place an order.
It is suspicious that customers also say, « Order with cryptocurrency and get extra chocolate bar! »
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Another site – Fixdessertshop.com – says it sells bars in the UAE currency for £ 14 (about € 16.5), plus 23 pounds for postage to the UK.
However, in the same way, when the victims reach the settlement page, they are informed that they must spend at least £ 81 in order to place an order (about € 95).
Another site, Orderfixchocolatier.shop, tells customers that they have to order at least six bars, but even if people pay a large amount, there are no signs that they will receive something.
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Due to the current popularity of this sweets, it is safest not to risk any unfamiliar website.
According to security representatives, some fake electronic commercial platforms pretend to be « delivero » and other independent sellers from all over the world.
Mailonline managed to get one imitation bar sold in Istanbul, Turkey, which cost € 12.9. A small bar, weighing just 70 g but packed in a way that looks much larger, was crunchy but lacked a pronounced pistachio taste.
The study also found that some imitating Dubai chocolate bars contain dubious additives and contaminants. These include palm oil, green food dyes, molds made toxins and even chemical compounds, stored in carcinogenic.
