A page using El País’s name and imagery advertised a supposed Amazon electronics clearance, with mobile devices priced from €48. Maldita.es classified the offer as false: the site’s address, sinalcovilha.to, did not match El País’s official domain, and the separate page promoting the supposed sale was unrelated to Amazon. The €48 figure was the suspicious page’s claim, not an Amazon price.
How the page tried to look legitimate
The page presented Samsung televisions and smartphones as clearance products. It also used messages about changing stock to create urgency, displayed testimonials that Maldita.es described as false, and had no legal notice, according to the fact-check published on October 22, 2026.
The screenshot reproduced in the fact-check displayed October 13, 2026. That date is attached to the screenshot, not to a confirmed start of the scam.
What the two image checks found
Maldita.es reported two separate findings. A reverse-image search linked one picture to a photograph of seized goods in Brazil. A check of another image reportedly detected SynthID, a digital watermark, and identified other signs consistent with synthetic origin. The findings concern different images.
How to check a suspicious Amazon link
Amazon Spain’s guidance says legitimate Amazon addresses contain “Amazon.es” or “Amazon.es/support.” It flags numerical or misspelled addresses and cases where a link’s displayed address differs from its destination. For account or order questions, Amazon Spain advises going directly to Amazon rather than following a suspicious link. Its fake-website guidance also directs users to the “Report a Scam” route for suspicious websites.
