Customers have flagged Thepunkwear.com as a fraudulent online store. Despite its youthful existence of only 59 days at the time of discovery, alerts had already been raised about its legitimacy. One glaring giveaway is the absence of any customer service telephone number—a vital touchpoint for any credible business. Moreover, the business address provided on the site proved to be fictitious upon further investigation. It appears that the website’s content isn’t original either, with large sections blatantly lifted from other sites. Remarkably, the site doesn’t seem to enjoy any kind of following on social media platforms.
A fake store scam is a deceptive act where fraudsters set up an imitation online store. They lure unsuspecting customers into making purchases, often with the promise of incredibly low prices, only to deliver poor quality items, the wrong items, or even nothing at all, they pocket the money and leave the buyer empty-handed.