PLUTA warns about fraudulent emails

PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has issued a warning about a current scam involving cybercriminals posing as insolvency administrators and offering by email to sell insolvency goods that simply do not exist.

These fraudulent emails were sent to third parties via the domain pluta.berlin, which was registered on 26 February 2025 as far as is currently known. The fraudsters used PLUTA’s brand name, logo and business address for these.

Such emails tend to be sent en masse to SMEs and industrial companies, advertising a supposed advance sale of insolvency goods. With this type of fraud, payment is typically requested up front but the goods are never delivered.

PLUTA wishes to point out that its attorneys and insolvency administrators do not send mass mailings or advertise stock sales in insolvency proceedings.

This scam is not new. PLUTA already issued a warning about such emails in late 2023.

As is standard in these circumstances, PLUTA has filed a criminal complaint against unknown persons. In parallel to this, the operator of the domain was immediately instructed to suspend the account without delay and to save all stored data for the police investigation. The operator has already blocked the domain. Anyone affected should report these incidents to the police.