Reddit Scam Pattern
Non-delivery shopping and fake holiday rental sites
3 reports · first seen 13 July 2026 · last seen 14 July 2026
Fraudulent online retailers and rental booking sites collect advance payments, provide false confirmation or extended excuses, then fail to deliver goods or accommodation. Promised refunds are typically not honoured.
How the scam works
Fake e-commerce and rental sites collecting upfront payment with no intent to fulfil, using brand impersonation or plausible excuses to delay disputes.
Brands impersonated
Member posts on Reddit (3)
- [IT] I booked https://bronzi-holidays.com and the cancelled last minute - paid in advance
A traveller paid in advance for a holiday rental via bronzi-holidays.com and received a last-minute cancellation citing property damage, with a promised refund.
reddit · 13 July 2026 · rental_scam
- [ES] Has anyone ordered from aercadoabierto.shop? I think I may have been scammed
A shopper ordered two beds from aercadoabierto.shop, which appeared linked to Costco, but received no confirmation and found one order already marked failed.
reddit · 13 July 2026 · shopping_scam
- (DE) beforethefall.uk: scam alert
A customer ordered from beforethefall.uk twice, experiencing months of broken delivery promises and unmet deadlines with no fulfilment.
reddit · 12 July 2026 · shopping_scam