That is why I made RealCrochetPatterns.com…a searchable database (not a shop) of 100% real, human-made crochet patterns.  All have been verified to be real and all are by the original designers = not by some stealing scammers.  

Note: no patterns are sold or downloaded here.  They are just simply shown in a catalog.  The view now button leads to the official shop/selling point of the designers themselves.