All about Black Friday

Package on the way? Beware of perfidious rip-offs!

Attention! Fake parcel notifications are currently on the increase.(Bild: Stock Adobe (2), Watchlist, Krone KREATIV)

Every year again! Especially around the "Black Friday" weekend, fraudsters try to rip off buyers waiting for their goods with fake parcel notifications. We show you how this perfidious scam works - and how you can protect yourself against it.

Around Black Friday, which traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the USA, the big shopping frenzy also breaks out here in Germany. Discounts and (supposedly) unbeatable offers beckon in the stores and online. Then it's time to snap things up. What is not in stock or is ordered online can often be delivered directly to your doorstep free of charge or for a small surcharge. It can be so easy ...