Careful on the internet! Customers of popular cycling clothing brand Rapha under attack of fraudulent websites: "We are working hard to report and shut down fake sites ASAP"

British kit brand Rapha has been on the cycling market since 2004, building a great reputation mainly thanks to their simple yet ellegant and effective kits, bibs, shorts and many more. The brand's popularity sky-rocketed in 2021 thanks to their collaboration with EF Education-EasyPost to create some of the most recognizable outifts for that year's Giro d'Italia. However most recently, the good name of the company has been under attack of scammy websites, trying to lure out money of customers via fraudulent websites.

The brand says that multiple fake websites have emerged in recent months and begun targeting Rapha customers with too good to be true scam deals, the latest being raphacycling-sale.shop. The sites take cash from customers, leaving them "out of pocket with no items shipped", according to Rapha, Cycling Weekly brings the story.

A spokesperson for Rapha said the brand is encouraging customers to report any questionable offers to Rapha directly, to enable them to investigate any further fraudulent sites.

"As Rapha continues to grow as a global cycling brand, we have seen an unfortunate increase in counterfeit websites claiming to sell our products. These fraudulent copycats are targeting potential customers often through social media platforms, using attractive discounts to leave them out of pocket with no items shipped," a statement from Rapha said.

It continued: "We have been monitoring the issue closely and have a clear process for dealing with such issues. We are working hard to report and shut down fake sites as quickly as possible, working with our IP protection specialist to enforce cease-and-desist legal action."

"We want to raise awareness and help people spot fake sites to ensure they are shopping authentically with Rapha.cc. You can find our official advice here and we urge all customers to report fake sites and adverts to us so they can be investigated."