The links advertise sales purporting to be Witchery such as “80 per cent off Witchery-flagship store closing clearance” but the retailer has notified customers these are scam websites.
“Increasingly sophisticated scammers continue to devise convincing retailer websites to dupe consumers into believing they’re purchasing goods online from legitimate businesses,” managing director Simon Schofield said in a statement.
“Witchery has no affiliation with these websites and are working closely with Instagram and Facebook to have these websites removed as a matter of urgency.”
Schofield added for any customers who have made purchases through the scam websites to contact their banks for help in getting the money returned.
“We apologise for this experience,” he said.
Witchery also urged customers to report the fraudulent websites to the social media site.
“Witchery’s official domains are witchery.com.au, witchery.co.nz and witchery.com. Any other domains purporting to be Witchery are fraudulent and should be reported to your social media provider,” Schofield said.
