The most common way to cheat is to lure a very low
price, get paid in advance and disappear

The most common way to cheat is to lure a buyer with a very low price, get paid for it in advance and simply disappear. It is also possible that the goods are actually delivered, but for verification it turns out to be a simple fake, sometimes very crude. For example, on the Internet you can find fake online stores that claim that they sell only official branded goods. Most often, buyers are lured by the same very low cost. The result of the transaction is the purchase of fakes.

So on the Internet, as in real life, you should be very careful when dealing with suspiciously low prices. The old principle of the miser who pays twice applies.

Sometimes a low cost is justified by the fact that you are offered a "customs confiscation" or goods delivered without customs fees. Naturally, such suspicious transactions should also be avoided, in the event of fraud, the likelihood of which in such cases is very high, even contacting the police will become difficult. A self-respecting online store will never write about its product that it was purchased in any "left" way.

There are quite a few shops that sell unique medical products that can cure a variety of diseases, literally in a matter of days. Moreover, they act quite law-abidingly, buyers really receive the ordered goods. Another thing is that there will be no benefit from it, which can also be classified as deception. Do not rush to acquire something like this without first consulting with experts in this field.

Another very popular scheme is to sell goods much cheaper than in all other online stores, but at the same time requiring full prepayment. Such attackers often collect as many pre-orders as possible and disappear

Statistics show that scammers are most likely to work in areas such as mobile devices (tablets, smartphones, smartwatches, etc.), which are in high demand today. Next come small household appliances and clothing. In other directions, the number of scammers is noticeably less, but this does not mean that they do not exist at all.

How to avoid scams

The main thing in this business is a “cold head”, do not rush to buy, no matter how much you would like to purchase this product. It is better to first check whether the seller is worth trusting. To do this, you need to use the following rules:

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Don't "blindly" go for too attractive prices. If the cost of goods in one online store is 2 times different from the cost in others, then this is at least a reason to think. There are also cases when a low price for a popular product is set solely for the purpose of attracting a buyer to your site, but in fact there are no names for sale at such a price. Anyway, look for information about the store, read reviews, etc.
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No advance payment if you are not sure about the trustworthiness of the store. At the same time, it is better if the source of information is the recommendations of your friends, and not just rave reviews left by someone unknown on the Internet. It is best to make purchases in already verified places, even if the cost of the product you need is slightly higher there. Once again - no prepayment if there is minimal doubt.
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You should not make an advance payment if it is asked for an item that is not in stock. Also, I should be embarrassed by the too long waiting time for an order, exceeding several weeks. Situations deserve special attention when the cost of goods in a store is significantly lower than in others, but full prepayment is required - a very popular scheme.
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The seller's website should not arouse suspicion. If it looks literally “assembled on the knee”, there is no information about the store itself, information about the product is filled carelessly and with a lot of errors, then it is better to refuse the purchase. Stores that work for reputation always pay due attention to how their "showcase" looks.
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A normal online store always leaves full contact information about itself. If everything is limited to one mobile phone number (which, as often happens, still doesn’t answer the first time) or just Skype in general, then it’s better to look for another seller.
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If payment is made via the Internet, then it is better to have a separate card specifically for this purpose, and not to keep large amounts on it.
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If payment is made through a payment system like Web Money, then before sending money, do not be too lazy to check if the specified wallet number is among the suspicious ones. You can do this on the website of the payment system. In general, it makes sense to avoid online stores that work exclusively with payment systems, avoiding other forms of payment. A normal store also provides the possibility of paying in cash, cash on delivery and by bank cards. By the way, experienced scammers sometimes report that they work with almost all types of payment, but only some of them are temporarily unavailable for technical reasons.
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It will not be superfluous to familiarize yourself with the information on how the warranty is provided for the goods sold, how the return is carried out. Of course, this is not an absolute indicator, scammers can write whatever they want. However, the lack of such information should at least alert.

Of course, even following these rules does not mean that you will always and everywhere be able to avoid deception, attackers sometimes act according to very complex methods. However, this is very rare, so the possession of such knowledge will never be superfluous.

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