In search for cheap alternatives due to the energy crisis, more and more Germans are falling victim to fraudulent offers for cheap firewood on the internet.

Iran PressEurope: The so-called "fake stores" can be found on Facebook Marketplace, among other places, according to the media reports. Interested parties are supposed to contact the "sellers" via WhatsApp in order to place their orders.

A German entrepreneur confirmed to German public television ARD that her official website had suddenly landed on another platform. The hacker had simply entered his own account number.

In addition to the dubious offers on the internet, wood theft in the forests is also on the rise in Germany.

The trend toward wood theft is also a result of increased prices, the forest owners' association AGDW told the internet portal Agrarheute. "The higher the price of wood, the greater the theft rate."

That is why more and more companies are now using GPS trackers. 

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