Is merkol.de trustworthy? Check result
safeThis provider appears trustworthy. The checked characteristics are largely unremarkable. Note: Some of the checks returned no data – the assessment is based on limited data.
No special precautions are required. As always, pay attention to secure payment methods.
What you should do next
No reliable warning signals were found for merkol.de. This is a snapshot, not a recommendation or guarantee of delivery and service.
- Use a payment method with buyer protection even when the result is unremarkable.
- Run the check again immediately before buying if the displayed check date is no longer current.
- Review the data gaps: an unverifiable signal is neither positive evidence nor a suspicion.
Wir spezialisieren uns auf den Verkauf folgender Produktgruppen: Arbeitsschutzkleidung und reflektierende Kleidung, SPAL Ventilatoren und Gebläse, Ladungs und Warensicherung, Standheizungen, Gaskocher und viele weitere Produkte.
The provider's own description, taken verbatim from the shop's pages – no statement about whether the goods exist or are ever delivered.
FakeshopAI automatically checked Merkol (merkol.de) on 2026-07-09 for typical fake shop characteristics. 31 check points were evaluated, covering operator details, legal notices, payment methods, technology, domain history and reputation. The individual findings are listed below.
Shop facts
Who runs this site?
Warning signals
- Contact data plausibility No usable contact details can be found, or the email address given belongs to a third-party domain and the phone number is implausible.
In the shop's favour
- Trusted Shops The domain is listed as a certified shop in the Trusted Shops member directory - the provider has passed an external audit and is listed there by name.
- DNS configuration The domain has a complete email configuration with MX and SPF records - the shop can therefore actually send and receive email under its own address.
- VAT ID (VIES) The VAT identification number given in the legal notice is valid according to the EU VIES system and matches the company details.
- External reputation feeds The external security databases queried hold no warning about this domain - neither for malware nor for phishing.
Further checks
- Imprint The shop has a legal notice with reachable contact details (email or phone) - in a dispute there is a named contact to address a complaint to.
- Server location The site's server is located in Ottawa, CA and therefore outside the EU and the USA - enforcing your rights there is considerably harder in a dispute.
- SSL certificate The connection is encrypted; the current certificate was issued on 17 June 2026. Encryption says nothing about the operator's trustworthiness, though: a fake shop gets it free of charge too.
- Fake shop lists The domain does not appear on any of the fake shop warning lists checked - warning lists lag behind newly created shops, however, so this is no clean bill of health.
- Legal pages Terms and conditions, right of withdrawal and privacy policy are linked on the site - the mandatory distance selling information is therefore present.
- Payment methods The shop names PayPal, Klarna, Sofort, Apple Pay and Google Pay as payment options - so you do not have to pay in advance to order here.
- Redirects The address does not redirect to a third-party domain - the shop is actually operated under the address you opened.
- Social media presence The linked social media profiles are reachable - the provider can therefore also be checked outside its own website.
- Template/clone fingerprint No known fake shop has the same template fingerprint as this site - a mass-produced kit of the kind fraud networks use is therefore not detectable.
- Content depth The site has an extensive structure with many subpages - that points to a product range grown over time rather than a quickly assembled sales page.
What we could not verify
These checks returned no result – for example because the site blocked our request or a registry was unreachable. This is explicitly NOT a suspicion: it only means we lack the basis for a statement here.
- PayPal support
- Trustpilot
- WHOIS
- Domain age
- Security headers
- Trade register
- IP neighborhood
- Hoster reputation
- Trust seal check
- Platform origin
- Marken-/Behörden-Impersonation
- Trusted Shops seal match
All findings come from an automated check of the publicly reachable website as well as public registers, warning lists and security databases. How we check