I was buying something in a webshop and noticed a "1 item left in stock" message, which turned out to be fake.

At first, I was suspicious that the notification might be fake. I took screenshots before and after buying the item. Afterwards, I sent the evidence to the consumer agency.

This deceptive pattern @deceptivepatterns is called "fake scarcity" and is described here: https://www.deceptive.design/types/fake-scarcity #DeceptivePatterns

Edit: Updated with image caption text + minor edits.