Major Australian fashion brand issues dire warning after fraudsters create copycat websites to try to trick online shoppers
- Australian fashion chain Dotti has issued a warning about a replica scam website
- They urged customers not to buy their products on any site that is not their own
- Dotti also warned about a social media account impersonating their messages to customers
A major Australian fashion brand has issued a warning to its online customers after fraudsters impersonated its website.
Fashion chain Dotti urged its customers not to buy any products from fake websites in a dire warning posted on Instagram on Friday night.
“We have been made aware that there are websites illegally using the Dotti name and logo in an attempt to defraud customers and obtain personal information,” it said.
Dotti (pictured) also warns her customers not to respond to social media impersonators without a verified blue check
Australian fashion chain Dotti has issued a statement (pictured) warning its online customers that fake Dotti websites are being used to steal customer information.
Dotti urged customers to only shop at their Australian or New Zealand online stores and to be wary of websites posing as fashion brands.
“This website is not affiliated with Dotti,” the post read.
They also warned of scammers messaging potential customers through Instagram accounts that look similar to their own.
“That any communication from Dotti’s social media accounts will have a blue verified check next to the name,” the post read.
“If you’re getting messages on social media from accounts that look like Dotti but don’t have a blue verified check, they’re not from our brand and we recommend you not respond.
“We hope you all continue to enjoy shopping with us and stay safe online.”
Dotti urged customers to only shop at their Australian or New Zealand online stores and to be wary of websites posing as fashion brands.
It comes after a year in which Australians lost billions of dollars to fraudsters.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch received 166,000 reports from January to September 2022.
Compared to the previous year, this is an increase of 90 percent.
“We know that fraudsters are relentlessly targeting Australians. Research commissioned by the ACCC shows that 96 per cent of the population has been exposed to fraud in the five years to 2021,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said.
“In addition to costing consumers, businesses and the economy billions a year, fraud is emotionally devastating for victims and their families.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Dotti for comment.
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