GLS discovered several fake websites that used our logos, names and content. These were used by criminals to deceive GLS customers and non-customers. These sites are designed to deceive recipients and obtain confidential data, such as access credentials or financial information.
GLS’s main website in Portuguese is www.gls-portugal.com. Any other domain should be considered suspicious and, therefore, should not be opened.
If you are not sure whether the site is legitimate or not, you should check these points first:
- Does the URL have anything to do with GLS? If the name is not related to our brand, we are probably facing a fake website.
- Is the connection to the web secure? On the left side of the URL there should be a padlock, which indicates that the website’s certificate is valid and that navigation is secure. This should not be interpreted as a clear sign of the page’s legitimacy. Sometimes it is possible to obtain certificates for fraudulent websites.
- Review the policies that appear at the bottom of the main page (privacy, legal notice, terms and conditions …). In many cases, criminals do not bother to fill in these sections.
- Does the site look professional? In general, these sites consist only of the main page, so if you click on other sections, you will not be able to open them.
These various indicators must be evaluated together, as the application of only one of them does not guarantee the legitimacy of the website.
If a site looks suspicious, let us know immediately by sending the link to the site. We will carry out an investigation and take the necessary measures if the illegitimacy of the domain is found.