Fake Stores & Shopping Scams
3 postsDropship networks, fabricated-brand storefronts, and brushing operations.
Fake Stores & Shopping Scams
Rented Storefronts: A Fake-Store Franchise on Facebook Ads
Across 2026 we mapped 100+ fraudulent storefronts fronted by disposable Facebook advertisers, increasingly hosted as tenants on legitimate builder platforms.
Published Jun 10, 2026Updated Aug 31, 2026
Fake Stores & Shopping Scams
Borrowed Authentication: A Fake-Store Dropship Email Network
A single authenticated email account, spread across four AWS regions, carried post-purchase mail for more than a hundred fake storefronts.
Published Jun 14, 2026Updated Jul 27, 2026
Fake Stores & Shopping Scams
The LUMEN Fake-Delivery Network: Fabricated Brand, Real Card Harvest
Since January 2026, one operator has run a fabricated LUMEN delivery brand, emailing fake shipment alerts that funnel victims to a card-harvesting store.
Published Jun 10, 2026Updated Jun 10, 2026