Fraud and scams
Online fraud: beware of cheap ads, missed calls, and emails asking for your bank details!
Counterfeit medicines
You buy a prescription medicine on a website that does not require a prescription from you? Be aware that they might be selling falsified medicine, containing too much, too little or no active ingredient or even harmful ingredients.
Identity fraud: fraudsters impersonate the ECC
The European Consumer Centre France and its network ECC-Net have been victims of identity theft. The fraudsters use their name and logo to trick consumers and extort their money.
Counterfeiting
You buy an item on a website much cheaper than the official website, but the item has rough finishes, and the seller is unreachable. You are probably a victim of counterfeiting.
Flat rental fraud
An unbelievably low-priced apartment in a European capital has popped up in your search for a place to live.
Buying a car on the Internet: a bad idea
You’re looking for a car to buy on a classified advertisements website, and you stumble upon a great offer.
False Administrative Websites
You signed up for a foreign website which will complete administrative procedures for you, but soon after you realise that the French administration offers these services for free.