Mimikama: fake LIDL shops lidllob.shop and kodnxyr.shop lure with 72% discounts
Mimikama warned on 2 November 2026 about messages in LIDL's name promising 72% discounts that lead to fake shops at lidllob.shop and kodnxyr.shop. LIDL is not involved.
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Source: mimikama.org · published
What happened
Mimikama, the Austrian fact-checking and fraud-warning organisation, warned in its WarnRadar on 2 November 2026 about messages impersonating the retailer LIDL. According to Mimikama, the message uses the LIDL logo and name and advertises “free shipping on orders over €60” and a “-72% discount” on kitchen tools, outdoor items, household goods and garden equipment. The links lead to lookalike shops at lidllob.shop and kodnxyr.shop, neither of which is a LIDL address. Mimikama calls the message a fake and warns that the aim is to collect data or money.
How the scam works
Mimikama's page includes screenshots of the message and of the pages that follow. It says the second screenshots show a rebuilt LIDL page with English sale text such as “Warehouse Clearance Sale” and a suspicious layout. It lists several warning signs: the web address does not match LIDL, a discount of 72 per cent is meant to make people click quickly, the navigation contains oddly spelled categories such as “ImFreien” and “Gartengerät” run together, and the free-shipping line reads like generic bait.
This is a typical fake-shop lure. A message in the name of a well-known discounter advertises bargains. The link leads to a copied shop where visitors enter their name, address and card details to order goods that may never arrive, or to a page that collects payment data for misuse. Because LIDL's real offers appear on its own site and app, an offer that exists only in a message with an unfamiliar link is a warning sign.
Mimikama's advice is not to click the link, not to enter data or payment details on the linked page, to open the official LIDL app or website directly to check any offer, to compare deals only against the known LIDL domain, and to report the message to LIDL and then delete it.
Source
Mimikama WarnRadar, “Phishing im Namen von LIDL”, 2 November 2026.
Red flags
- A message using LIDL's logo and promising a 72% discount.
- Links to lidllob.shop or kodnxyr.shop, which are not LIDL domains.
- A free-shipping offer over €60 that reads like generic bait.
- Odd shop categories with sloppy spelling, such as “ImFreien” and “Gartengerät”.
- Sale text in English, such as “Warehouse Clearance Sale”, on a supposed LIDL page.
If you were targeted
- 1Do not click the link in the message or enter data or payment details on lidllob.shop or kodnxyr.shop.
- 2Open the official LIDL app or website yourself to check any offer.
- 3Compare offers only against the known LIDL domain.
- 4If you paid, contact your bank or card issuer at once and watch your statement.
- 5Report the message to LIDL and delete it.