Here is a selection of publications about www.schummelrechnungen.de / iban.hinweishelden.com
- July 28, 2026, DER SPIEGEL, “Google must pay for a fraudulent online shop” (Link). Starnberg Local Court, judgment of July 5, 2026 (case no. 1 C 198/26): Google is liable for a fake-shop ad that HinweisHelden had reported to Google before the purchase. Further coverage includes: Handelsblatt, Tages-Anzeiger, TECHBOOK, Händlerbund
- June 30, 2026, ARD / SWR, “Die Wahrheit über Google” (The Truth About Google), documentary featuring Benedikt Scheungraber. HinweisHelden study: 3.5% of Google ads lead to fake shops (from minute 33) (ARD Mediathek, YouTube)
- November 3, 2025, Payment and Banking Podcast, “Real-time fraud warnings: how Hinweishelden slows down fake shops” (Link)
- September 24, 2024, ARD Marktcheck, “Do customers end up at fake shops through Google ads?” (Link)
- August 21, 2024, FAZ.net, “How to Get Your Money Back from Fake Shops” (Link)
- July 12, 2024, BILD.de, “301,000 Germans Scammed by Fake Shops – Finanzguru Report Analyzes Over 7,000 IBANs” (Link)
- July 12, 2024, additional coverage includes: Handelsblatt, t3n, Onlinehändler News, t-online, msn, etailment, Sächsische Zeitung Online, curved, Textilwirtschaft, Computer Bild, Freie Presse Online, Deutsch City, El Nuevo Diario
- April 27, 2023, Lippische Landes-Zeitung, “150,000 Fake Invoices: Prosecutor in Detmold Catches International Fraud Ring” (Link, PDF)
- February 28, 2023, Gründerszene.de, “Fake Invoices: How Founders Can Spot Register Entry Scams” (Link, PDF)
- December 1, 2022, Legal Tech Directory, p.52, “Legal Tech Start-Up Introduction” (Link, PDF)
- August 21, 2021, Business Insider Germany, “Fake Invoices: How to Avoid Falling for Scammers” (Link, PDF)
- December 7, 2020, Legal Tech Directory, “Berlin Startup schummelrechnungen.de: Fighting Business Register Fraud Without Risk” (Link, PDF)
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