Counterfeit Websites & Phishing Awareness
Avoid Scams, Phishing Attempts & Stay Safe While Shopping Online
At GermanSteins.com, we love connecting beer enthusiasts with authentic German steins and collectibles. Through our online store, we make it as easy and convenient as possible to find cherished collectibles and festive holiday gifts. However, unfortunately with the added convenience of online shopping comes additional risks from online fraudsters and scammers who try to imitate trusted brands like ours. It has come to our attention that counterfeit websites have appeared using our logo and products - Please double check when ordering that your are on the real and authentic, GermanSteins.com!
We want to keep your shopping experience as safe as possible for our valued customers who know and love ordering from GermanSteins.com. To protect yourself from scammers and imitators posing as GermanSteins.com, watch for these warning signs before clicking links, ads or emails:
- Scammers often steal our product photos and pair them with suspiciously deep discounts to lure clicks. Legitimate GermanSteins.com promotions never offer extreme markdowns on our curated collection.
- Verify the website URL carefully. Make sure you're on GermanSteins.com, not a similar-looking fake site designed to steal your information.
- Be wary of poor spelling and grammar. Fraudulent sites often contain obvious language errors that legitimate businesses wouldn't make.
- Use credit cards for purchases. Most card companies offer fraud protection and will help dispute unauthorized charges.
- If you see an ad that seems suspicious, do not click it - the safest way to shop with us is to go directly to GermanSteins.com.
- Questions? Our customer service team is here to help at 1-844-233-7684 or via contact form submission.
We've built our reputation on authenticity and unbeatable service. We're committed to protecting that tradition and your security while shopping with us. Avoid the fakes and make sure you are shopping with the real GermanSteins.com!
Help GermanSteins.Com Protect Our Customers - Report the Frauds!
Please help keep our customers safe by reporting any counterfeit or fraudulent websites attempting to imitate GermanSteins.com to Google's Safe Browsing - Report a Phishing Page Tool. This tool helps alert Google's Safe Browsing Team of counterfeit and phishing websites intended to steal user information - enough reports and they will remove the counterfeit and fraudulent website(s).
- Click the link to Google's Safe Browsing - Report a Phishing Page Tool
- Copy the counterfeit website's URL
- Paste the counterfeit website's URL into the Google tool and click submit
- Do a little dance that you helped make the internet a safer place!