Irish shoppers all over the country are being urged to be aware of a fake website that is purporting to be Dunnes Stores.
The spoof site has mimicked the exact branding and layout of the official website for the Irish chain to convince shoppers to click into it to avail of some heavily discounted sales.
The URL for the fake website reads Dunnes.storeie.com however, the real Dunnes Stores site reads https://www.dunnesstores.com/, RSVP reports.
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At the time of writing, the fraudulent web page was still up and running, offering limited-time-only discounts on a number of items.
Last month, a customer sharing a screenshot of the fake site online brought officials to the attention of the scam.
The Irish supermarket chain then confirmed that the website was in no way associated with Dunnes Stores.
A representative confirmed: “Thank you for the tweet. I can confirm this page is not associated with Dunnes Stores and our online team are working on having this removed as soon as possible”.
However, these sites are still in use with many comments indicating this.
One shopper warned: “Be careful if your shopping Dunnes online. There is a fake account that have set up a copycat website and when you buy something they are charging your card hundreds! Dunnes is aware and trying to get it taken down by all accounts”.
Another added: “I nearly got caught yesterday. Had all same stock but way cheaper. They were paid ads too”.
