5 Ways to Determine if a Website is Fake, Fraudulent, or a Scam – 2018
There are many ways to determine if a website is fake—here’s what we recommend.
The internet is full of websites that are either fake, fraudulent or a scam. It’s a sad fact of life. You see, the evolution of the internet has brought with it a number of extremely convenient advances in the way we shop, bank, and interact with the world around us. At the same time, that evolution has also given way to new risks—new avenues for criminals to rip off the unsuspecting. In 2018 Cybercrime will be a $1.5 trillion industry.
Really, what it all boils down to is fraud. These hackers and cyber criminals are little more than new age con men. And the con game is as old as time itself—people have literally been tricking one another since the beginning of time. And in the same vein as ancient mystics and old-fashioned snake oil salesmen, these con-men are after one thing: your money.
Nowadays their tactics tend to involve phishing. Lots and lots of phishing.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a type of online fraud that involves getting an individual or organization to disclose sensitive, sometimes compromising information, under false pretenses that have been expertly manufactured by the attackers. Tailoring your phishing attack to your target is sometimes called spearphishing, it’s a form of social engineering. These attacks take several forms, often elaborately combining multiple mediums to create the impression of legitimacy.
What does that mean?
Well, let’s look at an example. An attacker may start by sending you a formal looking email from an address that resembles an official account. It may say something like, “an attempt to login to your account has been made from another country, please update your password.”
In fact, that’s exactly how John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary’s Clinton’s presidential campaign, had his email account compromised.
That email included a link to a specially designed page that is a perfect replication of the Google login page. To the untrained eye, it’s almost impossible to tell the fake site from the real one. You can see how similar tactics could be used to steal financial information or medical data. Here’s an example of a fake PayPal login screen:
And with the advent of free SSL services and recent changes to browser indicators, it’s becoming easier than ever to disguise phishing sites as legitimate.
UPDATE: Google has now changed its browser UI to be less misleading.
Other Types of Cyber Attacks to Be Aware Of
Phishing is amongst the most prevalent, but not the only type of attack that you need to be wary of on the internet. Here are some examples of other types of internet malfeasance:
- Third-Party Content Injection – The most common example of this is over public WiFi hotspots. Have you ever noticed an abundance of extra ads or pop-ups (on websites that don’t normally contain them) when you’re at the mall or the airport? This is an example of third-party content injection. Because the website lacks SSL, the ISP can inject its own content onto the site. This means you’re not seeing the site as it’s intended. And if the third-party has negative intentions, it can inject harmful content.
- Eavesdropping – Similar to phishing, if an attacker knows how, they can eavesdrop on a connection and steal any information being transmitted. This underscores the need for connection security—without it, everything you send online can be intercepted and stolen by anyone who wants it.
- Good Old-Fashioned Fraud – Ever seen a 20-dollar iPad? Neither have we. Now, that doesn’t mean you won’t see websites advertise them—they just almost never exist. In all likelihood you’re about to wire money to an account in the Philippines. Staring longingly at that low-res image on the pop-up ad is the closest you’ll ever get to actually owning the tablet.
5 Ways to Determine if a Website is Fake, Fraudulent, or a Scam
Here are 5 ways to determine if a website is fake – plus some additional tips to stay safe online.
1. Pay Close Attention to the URL
You would be absolutely shocked how many people pay little to no attention to the address bar of their browser. This is a huge mistake. The address bar contains a ton of vital information about where you are and how secure you are there. So get into the habit of occasionally glancing up there whenever you visit a new page.
In fact, most of the browsers abide a concept called the Line of Death. The idea is that a user should never trust anything below a certain point on the browser, the so-called line of death. An attacker can control everything below the line (and even some things above it) so you have to know where to look for reliable information.
The areas that an attacker can control are highlighted in red and numbered. Let’s go over them really quickly:
- The Favicon – Websites can put whatever icon they want in the tab.
- Domain Name – This is part of the URL and it’s trustworthy, as long as you know what you’re looking for (more on that in a second).
- File path/Director – Ditto.
- Web content area – This can be whatever the attacker wants it to be, including a very convincing spoof of a legitimate website.
One of the chief tactics in phishing is to create a website that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. In order to do this, hackers and cybercriminals have gotten very ingenious in the ways they copy URLs. Between the ability to create sub-domains that mimic real domains and how browsers can confusingly shorten URLs, it’s easy to get duped.
Related: What is Unicode Phishing?
In order to know what to look for when examining the URL, you need to know how a URL is constructed.
Related: Secure Your Domain & Sub-Domains with a RapidSSL Wildcard Certificate.
Now, armed with that knowledge, always make sure that you know what the actual domain you’re on is. Sub-domains can be misleading. Here’s an example of a first- and second-level sub-domain that intentionally mimic a domain and TLD:
This URL is designed to look like it’s PayPal.com, but if you look closer you’ll notice that those are sub-domains, the name of the actual domain is “confirmation-manager-security.” Remember, the real domain name appears right before the TLD (e.g. .com/). This is not really PayPal. This is a phishing site. Notice how it still displays the little green padlock thanks to the use of an SSL certificate?
That’s why you always have to check the URL.
2. Check Connection Security Indicators
Back to the address bar. If the last point didn’t underscore the importance of this browser feature—this one should drive the point home. Within the address bar are several connection indicators that let you know whether your connection with this website is private. As we mentioned earlier, it’s possible to eavesdrop on connections on the internet.
The internet was built on HTTP, or the hypertext transfer protocol. When HTTP was first defined the internet was not used for commercial activity. In fact, commercial activity on the internet was actually illegal at the time. The internet was primarily supposed to be a platform for the free exchange of information between academia and the government. Any communication done via HTTP is sent in plaintext and can be intercepted, manipulated, stolen—you name it.
In order to remedy this, SSL or Secure Sockets Layer was developed. SSL was later succeeded by TLS or Transport Layer Security. Today, we colloquially refer to both as SSL.
At any rate, HTTP + TLS = HTTPS, which is a secure version of HTTP that prevents communication from being intercepted and read by anyone but you and the website you are connected to. That’s a lot of information, but what you really need to know is this:
HTTP = Bad
HTTPS = Good
Never trust an HTTP website with your personal information.
Now, let’s get to connection security indicators. You want to look for one of the two following indicators:
The Padlock Icon
Or, the EV Name Badge/Green Address Bar
Both of these icons indicate that the website is using HTTPS and that you have a secure connection. If you see either of these, your connection is secure and you are communicating privately with the website listed in the URL.
Remember, most secure connections will have the padlock icon, but some may also have the Green Address Bar. Or rather, it used to be uniformly green. Nowadays, different browsers display the EV Name Badge in different ways.
The Green Address Bar/EV Name Badge is only shown when a website is using a specific type of SSL certificate known as an Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificate. This certificate allows a website to assert its identity and prove it is operated by a real-world, legally incorporated company. Browsers give websites with EV SSL certificates preferential treatment by displaying the company name to the left of the URL. When you see an EV Name Badge, you can relax—you’re secure. The green address bar cannot be faked, it is un-impugnable proof of identity—and by extension trustworthiness.
The exact appearance of EV name badge varies by browser. Sometimes the name is written in green, sometimes it is inside a green rectangle and sometimes it’s not green at all. Here are a few examples of how EV certificates look in popular browsers:
It’s possible for a URL to have HTTPS in it but for the padlock icon not to appear correctly, too. This indicates that there is some security issue with the connection – usually mixed content, when a site is still loading some assets that are HTTP – and represents a cause for concern. If this is the case, it’s best to assume you do not have a secure connection.
You will now see the “Not Secure” warning on all websites that are being served via HTTP as of July of 2018, too. This will give you an immediate visual indication that your connection is not secure.
Now, one more thing: A secure connection doesn’t necessarily equate to a safe website. Lots of fake websites use free SSL certificates. Think of it like this:
- You should only visit sites that use HTTPS
- Just because a site has HTTPS, doesn’t mean you can automatically trust it.
Just because the connection is secure (which should be mandatory), you don’t necessarily know who is on the other end of that connection. Outside of Extended Validation SSL and the EV Name Badge, which can be trusted on site, you’ll need to do a little more sleuthing to make sure the site is legitimate. To verify a website’s HTTPS connection, you can also try this SSL checker tool.
3. View Certificate Details
This one is a bit more advanced because it involves diving a bit deeper into your browser’s menu and that can be misleading if you don’t have a proper understanding of SSL.
If a website doesn’t have the green address bar, the most that you can tell from the presence of security connection indicators is that your connection is secure. That means no third party can eavesdrop and steal information. But as we just discussed, it doesn’t mean you’re safe, though.
That’s because you don’t know who is on the other end of the connection, yet.
Fortunately, that information might be available. Here’s how to find it:
Most browsers (like Safari and Firefox) allow you to view the certificate by clicking the padlock icon in the address bar.
For Firefox:
- Click the Padlock icon
- Click “More Information”
- Click “View Certificate”
For Safari:
- Click the Padlock icon
- Click “View Certificate”
For Chrome:
- Click the Three Dots icon to bring up the menu
- Under “More Tools” select “Developer Tools.”
- Click on the Security tab
- Click “View Certificate.”
-or- - Click the Padlock icon
- Click “View Certificate” (Google returned to making certificate details available by clicking the padlock last year)
When you click on the certificate information, you will get all of the information the CA verified before it issued the certificate.
Once you have the certificate details open you want to look for the following field: Subject.
The Subject is the website or organization that the certificate is representing. Depending on the type of certificate (DV, OV, or EV) you will see different amounts of information in the Subject.
A DV certificate will just have a domain name. An OV certificate will include limited company information (a name, a state/province and country). An EV will have detailed company information, such as an exact street address. You can recognize an EV certificate if the browser is displaying the EV Name Badge. Extended Validation offers the most information—that’s why it has a special visual indicator.
If an organization has an OV SSL certificate – which is recommended as a baseline for e-commerce businesses, financial institutions, etc. – then you will be able to see verified business details in the certificate information. Provided the website is registered to the right company, you’re fine. You can probably trust this site.
If it doesn’t, then you need to be careful.
There’s also the possibility that this information isn’t supplied at all. If that’s the case then the website only has a Domain Validated SSL certificate. This doesn’t mean you should automatically distrust the website, but it does mean you need to continue to be skeptical until the site can prove its legitimacy.
4. Look for Trust Seals
When a company or organization makes a substantial investment in their customers’ security, they typically want a little bit of credit for it. That’s one of several reasons that trust seals exist. You’ve probably seen more than a few trust seals in your time on the internet. They look like this:
Trust seals are commonly placed on homepages, login pages, and checkout pages. They’re immediately recognizable and they remind visitors that they are secure on this page. It’s not unlike putting a sign in your yard or a sticker in your window that advertises your security system. People know what they mean as soon as they see them.
But did you know you can click on them too?
That’s right, most SSL certificates come with trust seals that will display verified information when clicked on. This is important because it lets you know that the SSL certificate is in good standing and might also inform you of additional security mechanisms in place like malware scans or vulnerability assessments. SSL/TLS certificates aren’t the only products that comes with site seals, either.
But, just seeing the site seal isn’t enough, it is essential that you click on it to verify it’s legitimate.
5. Consult the Google Safe Browsing Transparency Report
This is the last resort, but it serves as a nice final safeguard: Google it. Literally. The Google Safe Browsing Transparency Report allows you to copy and paste the URL into a field and it gives you a report on whether or not you can trust that website. It’s not especially fancy, nor does it boast impressive aesthetics, but it certainly is an effective way to determine whether or not a site is unsafe.
Granted, this isn’t the end-all, be-all. Google does occasionally miss stuff. But not for long. When you’re as ubiquitous as Google, nothing escapes your view for long. Google’s Safe Browsing service is amongst the best on the internet when it comes to keeping users safe. If you’re ever in doubt, Google it.
Bonus! You can learn a lot from a Privacy Policy
Right now, in 2018, people are as attuned to their privacy and data security as they have ever been. A big part of that stems from the litany of new privacy regulations that have being instituted the world over– regulations like GDPR. These efforts to legally require companies to safeguard our data and be more transparent have provided an additional, unforeseen benefit, too: it’s now a lot easier to tell a legitimate company or organization from a fraudster.
It starts with the Privacy Policy, no matter where you are — what jurisdiction — organizations are required to provide certain information in their privacy policies. The nice part about this information is you can check it, verify it and make sure that you are dealing with real people and a real website.
Let’s start with a simple binary: is this a passable Privacy Policy? You may not be a connoisseur of privacy pages but chances are you have seen enough of them to be able to tell a real one from something more dubious. The easiest way to check is to look for actual specific information: names of officers or employees, addresses, ways to get in contact and participation in specific programs.
A good example of this would be the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield program run by the US Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation and the FTC. US companies that have partners in Europe are oftentimes required to certify themselves in order to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. The Privacy Shield has an official list that you can check to verify an organization’s participation, too. Check that list. If you see the company there, you’re set.
If they claim to be certified and they’re not, they’re breaking the law by misrepresenting themselves, which should give you pause. Even if this is a legitimate website, is this the kind of outfit you want to give your business to?
8 More Internet Tips to Help you Spot Fake or Fraudulent Websites
This next section might as well be called our common sense section. That being said, you’d be genuinely surprised how many people ignore this stuff on a regular basis. Here are eight more tips to help keep you safe online.
Trust Your Browser
The browsers are our portal to the internet. We can only go where they take us, and sometimes they don’t want to take us certain places. Do yourself a favor and listen to them when they suggest you not go to a website. Whether it’s Chrome or Firefox or even Edge or Safari – they all let you know when you’re about to stray to somewhere unsavory. And this isn’t just guesswork, either. This is based on data and user reports that clearly indicate a threat. So take that threat seriously: listen to your browser.
Bonus Tip: Despite bad advice from plenty of other articles, NEVER disable your antivirus or drop your firewall. Ever.
Look for Bad English
Good websites take pride in themselves. That means the graphics look sharp, the spelling and grammar is on point and the entire experience feels streamlined and polished. If you’re on a website that feels like it was written by someone with a third-grade education – or by someone who doesn’t speak English as a first language – you may want to be a little bit wary. Especially if those mistakes appear on important pages.
Everyone makes the occasional mistakes—even big companies. But at the point the mistakes become egregious you need to beware.
Look at the Contact Us Section
Another telltale sign when it comes to whether or not a website is fake or not can be found on its “Contact Us” section. How much information is there? Is an address supplied? What about a phone number? Does that line actually connect to the company? The more information that is supplied, the more confident you should feel—provided it’s actually good information. If all they’re giving you is an email address or, worse, there’s no contact information whatsoever—run.
And remember to verify the information. Google the address, maybe even check out street view. See if any employee that’s listed has a LinkedIn profile. Do a little homework.
Is there an Over-Abundance of Ads?
Ads are a fact of life. No matter where you go, you’re going to run into ads. But if you’re on a website that is more ads than content, tread carefully. If you have to click several links to get through intrusive pop-ups and redirects to reach the intended page—you’re on a website that is probably fake or at least scamming. There’s a fine line between UX and selling ads. When it’s clear that a website has no regard for that line, you need to be wary.
Check the Who.Is
This is another tip for advanced users.
If you really want to know who is running a website there is a database called Who.Is that can tell you what email address it’s registered to. There are a number of free sites that allow you to check a website’s official WHO.IS registration, though GDPR concerns have complicated access lately.
A WHO.IS registration can tell you the owner of a website and if it’s an individual or a company. If it’s a company there will be an “Organization” listed along with an address and phone number. For an individual, there will be a “Name” listed along with an address.
This can be an invaluable tool, especially when you’re dealing with brands. If you’re at a website that claims to be owned by a large company but is registered to some address in another country, there’s a good chance you’re on a fake website.
Check the Shipping and Return Policy
Any legitimate e-commerce company is going to have a shipping and return policy, it’s considered a best practice. So any website that purports to be selling something but lacks this documentation is automatically suspect. Likewise, if you click the link and the policy looks flimsy or has been copy-and-pasted directly from another website, that’s also suspect. Look, we’re not telling you to read the whole thing – nor are we naïve enough to believe you would – but a quick look should tell you all you need to know.
What forms of payment do they accept?
This is another tip that is more for e-commerce, but what forms of payment does the website offer to accept? Most legitimate companies will take major credit cards and typically have a couple of non-payment card options, too. If a website is asking you to send money to a random PayPal address, wire it by Western Union, pay in iTunes gift cards or only deals in cryptocurrency, that should send up a red flag. The majority of the time, those methods are done to avoid scrutiny and ensure that a transaction can’t be reversed. Remember, a legitimate website would have nothing to hide and likely wouldn’t participate in this kind of suspicious business practice.
Check for a Digital Footprint
The beautiful thing about the internet is that nothing exists in a vacuum. Chances are other people have had experiences with this company and – good or bad – they have shared those experiences somewhere. With just a tiny bit of digging, you can probably figure out if a website is fake based on reviews alone. Google the name of the site along with “+ reviews.” Check with the Better Business Bureau, or one of the myriad scam sites that exist to protect consumers. Just look a little. The internet may not be the best at telling you whether something is good, but it can definitely tell you when something is bad. And all it takes to find out is about three minutes and Google.
Where to Report Fake or Fraudulent Websites
We encourage you to report fake websites. It’s good for the internet, it’s good for your inner chi and if you’re petty—it gives you that good tingly feeling. Here’s where to report malicious websites:
- Google – Safe Browsing
- Mozilla – Protect the Fox
Microsoft gives its users an opportunity to report malicious sites within its browsers. To do this go to the Tools/Safety menu, select Phishing Filter/SmartScreen Filter and click “Report Unsafe Website.”
A Final Word
It’s possible that after reading this guide you’re feeling a little uneasy. That’s not the point we were trying to make. The internet is an amazing place and you can use it for a countless number of worthwhile activities. But, much like anything else in life, there are some dangers. Don’t let that dissuade you, as long as you stay vigilant you’re not likely to run into many problems.
Just stay on the beaten path, trust websites that have made an investment in authentication and be careful if you ever get the sense that something might be off.
Re-Hashed is a regular weekend feature at Hashed Out where we dust off one of our favorite posts from yesteryear, give it a little love and share it with you again. Today we discuss a topic that’s relevant to everyone: web safety. This article has been updated to reflect the current security climate in 2018.
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Have you contacted PayPal? You should be covered, but I’d still contact them immediately.
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Just based on the URL, no.
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Hi Danielle
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I´m approaching an important deal with milesmarket, and I want to know if you had solved your matter with them.
That myglamorous.sg is totally scam website and they will forced you to become VIP membership.
Firstly, you will get discount for china made lousy shoe and then automatically detect S$59.95 to 60 plus as I encountered until now. I bought a pair of shoes from that site last year July and I paid for it and received that shoe. It did not end up and they still continue to detect 59.95 monthly.During this week I noticed that somebody cut my money off every month.After that, I contacted website via email and by phone also.They say that I’ve already agreed to detect my money since I’ve bought the shoes at discount price. Nobody wants to let other ppl detect their money to purchase shoes monthly.I ask for a refund and they say that finance team rejected the refund. They never do for refunds. I am still facing that problem now. BEWARE OF THAT WEBSITE!
thanks and can you suggest good online data entry providing site if you can
Thanks for ur information..www.royalsmat.com..fake
Please be careful about globalexpreslogistics ………this is a fake website.
Hi Patrick,
Great read and got a lot from this article. I expose online scams and was looking for an article to help them identifiy a scam site better, without adding 10K lines more to my finished post. Yours is linked in the article instead and hope many will get a lot from this article of the 5 ways to know if a site is dishonest or a fake scam = much appreciated 🙂 .
Regards,
Philip.
Hi Philip,
What is the URL of your post?
DOMAIN INFORMATION
Domain:jordanreleases2018.com
Registrar:NameSilo, LLC
Registration Date:2018-02-23
Expiration Date:2019-02-22
Updated Date:2018-02-28
Status:clientTransferProhibited
Name Servers:nitin.ns.cloudflare.com
tegan.ns.cloudflare.com
REGISTRANT CONTACT
Name:Domain Administrator
Organization:See PrivacyGuardian.org
Street:1928 E. Highland Ave. Ste F104 PMB# 255
City:Phoenix
State:AZ
Postal Code:85016
Country:US
Phone:+1.3478717726
Email:email@privacyguardian.org
This is the info i got from WhoIS.com
Is this good or not?
Is stasgmall.com real? I cannot log in again after i have made the purchase.
Please check this site. It is showing the same web page info that the Privacyguardian shows.
It is http://www.en.parksterlingbnk.com
I definitely wouldn’t trust that site. Smells phishy.
Thank you for your very helpful information; I found your blog after shopping for outlet stores online. I specifically went to a outlet website for Burberry, I found a coat to buy, was checking out, and when it came time to add payment information, the ONLY way to pay was through Western Union. In addition to the single-pay option, you are required to call a customer service number with the transaction or order number provided in order to get instructions about how and where and to whom the wired money is sent.
After reading your article, I checked and they have the https, I clicked on the padlock and it says they are secure, and the website itself is polished despite a few grammatical errors, which I agree can happen to any professional organization – my BANK had a grammar error on it – but I think that a good rule of thumb to go by in addition to ways you’ve provided to check for legitimacy, is when the red flags begin to compound. Lastly, when I saw the email provided was for hotmail.com (NOTHING against hotmail – but in my experience any email domain address(es) will match the business to whom any inquiries are sent.
This outlet may be completely legitimate, but there were too many red flags and it felt all wrong. Perhaps you receive what you ordered, but the brand is counterfeit…regardless, it’s nice to have information like that which you’ve provided, in order to be a bit smarter and discerning when shopping or providing personal information online.
I would like to know about this site too cause it’s really attempting and seems kinda legit.. but i do not know and i cannot afford to lose any money :/
I bought a pc there 2 weeks ago. I’m tracking through their website it and today it says it is in customs in my counytry. I hope to receive it in one or 2 days. Meanwhile, I blocked my debit card just in case.
sir is this site fake or not
naukri4india.com
Nice post! Definitely will use your advise.
This site is a total scam. Don’t waste your time there. At first it says you need 150$ for withdrawals. after you view all ads and reach to that limit, ask you to get 40 referrals (If you can’t you can pay the website 10$ in bitcoin instead!!). if you are not dumb to send them the money and instead you get the 40 referrals, you’re asked to pay them 10$ in bitcoin or wait 60 days for your account to be verified !!!!!
we were able to recover my dads lost funds back, so relieved
Watch out for Prime Financial #www.primefinancialltd.com
They search you up, an American navy “soldier”. You get a lot of money and then you’re stucked. They take every cent you’ve ever had. You pay for a nice account, but you never get any money. They stop them, codes are missing – everything is so crazy! And most guy’s there think they are rich men with shoes for £ 3000. Their children go to private school, and all they do is treat you like a fool if they do not get through.
Stay away!
Thank you a dozen for this explanation!
Do not order from TemporaryTrends.com I ordered a case then a week later the website will not come up
Another thing to know if a webpage is legit is to try to put a high quantity of the product you want to purchase. usually legit pages will tell you the quanaity in stock and non legit web pages will let you place an order for unlimited quantity with stock available or fast ship time.
Is this site a scam or legit?
Please help me! I receive so much JUNK MAIL and every time I click on ‘unsubscribe’ it is autoquel.com. No matter how many times I input my email address it appears the ‘junk mail’ increases! Please help!!!’
I can join in the man in the middle attack
If you look at a website such as WhiteHouse.gov, there is no way of telling if it’s built Drupal. The design of a site is completely independent from the platform it uses.
Did you ever determine? I want to start ordering also.
Please dont sign up to this site
fixedmining.com – SCAM
they scammed my $150
Beware of William Oshea as well.
He recruits and he also the support answering on the site.
Thank very much for sharing free this helpful information about how to discover a fake Website. You have done a good job for opening my eyes in this matter. I will always use these technics to avoid being victim of these evil business owners. May God bless you!
I’ve seen this ad on FB days ago. The site is https:// wholesalemakeupstore .com/ Offering “just pay shipping” makeup. In my mind…it’s a scam. They’ve been having the “24-hour only sale” for days now. I’ve taken the risk and placed an order. Now…here I am…HUM. What have i done? Is this store legit? Am I going to receive the items I’ve ordered? Damn. How can one find out what’s the deal there?? Please help.
BTW, I even got an order # confirmation email. When I click on the link…it does take me to the website. But still..looks suspicious.
Carol, i ordered too… I hope we werent scammed!
So, Kasey…have you gotten any shipment email? When you click on the link to track it…it sends you to their page but no signs of activity, right? Hum…I’ve called them. “Fashion Empire”…and it’s all machine. “leave us a message, etc, etc, and we’ll contact you asap, bla bla bla. I also have sent them several emails…no response whatsoever. Very very suspicious. And the 24 hour deal is still going on!!!!!! I’ve contacted my credit card company and they suggested opening a dispute. I’ve also found a second website offering similar “too good to be true” deals. Beachwear and accessories. Looks exactly the same! There’s no way (in my mind), that we haven’t gotten scammed. Uughhh.
Carol, Let me join you in saying “WE’VE BEEN SCAMMED! I ordered from wholesalemakeupstore.com (also known as basicbabemakeup@gmail.com) on August 5th. and again on the 8th. Got the same confirmation emails…the nothing! I did The Who.is search and it gives their Domain and location (Canada). I wish I had found this earlier so I could’ve found out I was going to be scammed before I ordered from them a second time! Before finding this website and locating their domain, I sent them a nasty email telling them if I don’t get a response within three days I will send them to the better business bureau and to my local police to file a fraud and theft charge against them. …I guess I’ll be calling Canada tomorrow…TO BE CONTINUED…
Please is xcoinplace.com legit or scam
Hi, I too might have fallen prey to this potentially scammy site. Curious when you placed your order and if anything has come from it? Have there been any fraudulent charges to your account since then?
I also placed a order on the 7th and am questioning what’s going on with that. Hoping I receive the product, I also saw it on a post on facebook but now can’t seem to find it to see if anyone recieved it. Before I ordered I saw a few people say they got it before. But who knows.
The sale is still going on. I was searching before placing an order, because I too was skeptical. Did you guys ever get anything?
The sale is still going on. I was searching before placing an order, because I too was skeptical. Did you guys ever get anything?
Hi, I too might have fallen prey to this potentially scammy site. Curious when you placed your order and if anything has come from it? Have there been any fraudulent charges to your account since then?
Hi
Please help!
Is website avamoney.site scam or not?
Is arotrade a fake?
It’s such a relieve after going through a sad phase of life. Got everything i was scammed of back with an expert help.
thanks for this advise
Many thanks for this informative piece. My wife came to me with an interesting find on Facebook. An add by the name of ” kitchensin”, selling products at ridiculous low prices. Exemple: A brand new Dyson hot and cold ventilator that usually retails for approximately 400$. This site is selling it for 90$. If it’s too good to be true, chances are it isn’t. Made a Google search of the mentioned site and, sure enough, no result found.
yes, please help me with this sit KITCHENSIN. lowest prices, but… i want buy many things ther and when try to pay and checkout- error. i did tried another time- payment not going trough. For last 3 days it showing- last day only , it’s will be gone in 14 hours or so. next day- same thing. when i was tried contact wit them- only email. was asking- why i can’t get what i want-same answer -only master card. again write them back- i do have a master card, it’s just not going trough.. same answer from them- only accepted masterJean, what now? i gave email, phone, billing address. card. Interesting, can”t find any info on Google about this company. Who they are?
My apologies. Disregard initial post 2018-08-26. Site is legit and fully operational. Once more, my apologies. I will conduct more vigorous research before posting !
Plz help me. Call to me media solution. Pune. Is this fake or really give job of typing
Hi
Can you help me ? please
Is this website real
http://www.road2knowwhere.com
??
thank you .
Can you check and reply me that currencywala.com if fake or real
Is Homeap.com a legit website? There is no phone number and the only way to contact them is via email. Plus they don’t say where they’re located.
ezraholdings.com please let me know if this website is real or fake. they are offering me a work from home position making $39 per hour and I need to know if they can be trusted ASAP
you shouldnt have to PAY to work at home… I wouldnt
This Is Good but somewhat outdated
anyone hear anything about:
http://www.sportsbyk.com
SSL secure is one thing but installing Web Of Trust plugin might be helpful. Thank you other tips as well.
MJL Things
Patrick,
there are many fake binary trade option sites or forex trade sites. we need to have authentication list and licenced sites so that people don’t loose money. there should be list published.. I see this is big scam now a days after bitcoin.. there are many sites binarymate.com iqtrade24.com trade2gainfx.com 24optionstrade.com
how to validate is the question. it just that money could come from some unknown source and it is transmitted to the account. are there checks and balances in US, UK or astralia or any country this is most important.
Anyone can provide reliable info about this site: http://www.comnotebook-shop.co
Seems to be fake since they offer laptops at extremely low prices. Unfortunately I made the mistake buying one last Friday. Can I stop transaction contacting my bank? I’ve used a rechargeable credit card (just in case) but I would like to place a stop payment and undo the transaction. Thx for yr kind advise. Martin
etmoney.pw/userarea.php
can anyone tell this site is real or fake.
sublink:
etmoney.pw/8170086954207/
kindly tell me as soon as possible
Regardless of whether the site itself is fake, your connection with it will not be secure (HTTP) so I definitely wouldn’t advise you to enter any information on it.
please, can someone tell me if Get-financial.com and Steadycapitals are legit or scam. I clicked on the security symbols but it does not open.
Nic information
Thanks
Thank you Sir, So good and informative
If I am ever asked to login to a site via a click on an email – just enter an invalid email address – email@email.com / password – If the site logs in, it is a phishing attack. If it’s real, it will tell me that the login is incorrect.
Sir Patrick Nohe,
Would you please help me to identify this company (Corporate Business Solutions) with a website: http://www.corpsol.biz/ if this is legit or scam? They emailed me offering available job position so I sent them my resume then they approved my application without a face to face formal interview. They sent me a copy of Job Offer and Employee Confidentiality Agreement to sign and send it back to them.
Can anyone tell me how to recover money from a scam ?
Hi Patrick, is it possible to get info on http://www.vipfurnitureshop.com? Is it a trustworthy shop? The prices are to good to be true, but they have so much nice stuff. .
Thank you in advance for an answer!
It looks well-designed, but its privacy policy gives me a little cause for concern, as does the shipping policy. Personally, I wouldn’t shop there. But I can’t say with certainty it’s fake. Feels like it though.
Bonjour.
J’ai acheté sur ce site et aucun mail reçu, pas de meubles reçus mais argent bien encaissé . j’attends mais sans espoir !
dear sir,
i will send you an web address of a company in Dubai.they are offering free visa and free air ticket.and therefor many peoples are so confused.is Etihad group of company are froud or real and they also send me an job offer letter.and also further recommended that to Please Upload Your BSP report.which is most costly.then can you help me to make sure that is it real or scam.plz
web address is [https://www.etihadgroupofcompanies.com]
Scam.
greennclean.ca/
It’s a fake page, they offer shoes for men and women, obviously products that do not sell. The product never arrives, when you make the claim they send you an amount of email saying that they feel it, the money never returns, they do not answer about the money.
In short, your credit card money is stolen
people better not seal it is against the law for doing it becuse i know becuse i look it up myself and i know that not good to do becuse i learned it from working with the police department in schenectady ny becuse i also saw it on police reports in pine ridge inc buildings and i work with the cops as the schenectady neighborhood watch becuse i volunteer with from 2004 until 2017
Never buy in fcsaintvictoret.com!!! is fraudulent. I bought a cap (32euros) and they sent me an horrible hat, not a little bit similar. I wrote them and told me “if u want to recibe the real cap you have to pay 70% more (22,4 euros)”, i know this is a real scam.
Thank you very much for all this information. I would like to mention a well known chain of stores site named Walmart, I was on https://www.walmart.ca/en and noticed they have the Norton Secured powered by Symantec Seal in checkout but when you press on the seal nothing happens. I know this site is legit as I ordered and received my order but I also read somewhere that this is an older seal and would no longer be in compliance with Symantec. Is this correct? If this is correct does this mean that the Walmart site is not scanned for malware and that personal information is not secure? Also they give tracking with your online purchase that is delivered from Canpar express when you check your tracking link through the Walmart website it sends to Canpar express in a not secure site with some personal info attached to tracking like name and address. Chrome warned of the possibility of malicious persons being able to collect info, somewhere around those lines anyhow. This just has me left wondering how secure walmart online shopping really is. Any thoughts?
Thanks Patrick. Maybe the publication of the Ecommerce Foundation with the six craziest stories from the world of online scams including tips how to avoid them might help for the holiday season as well (https://bit.ly/2QjlwBX). For consumers I advise to check the online shop on sites like scamadviser.com (2 million visitors a month) before they actually buy.
jds-tuning-and-more.de/ FAKE ONLINE SHOPPING using a .de domanin
Online Shopping that never sent the products. Money went into a chinese back account according to my bank statement:
99BILL*CROWNENERGY CN CHANGCHUN
Be aware that Ecrafta.com is a scam. They advertise quits for half price, take your payment and then you never get any replies to your inquiries nor do you get your merchandise. Reported to my CC company to dispute the charges.
Please is E sMoney.Host a scam
Please is this website a scam or real?
templeofthelivingmaster.com
I’m confuse,I need a suggestion before I move on with them.Please help me.
Exercise caution when purchasing from http://www.oldtimerkosova.com . They claim to be factory outlet store, offering designer goods at much discounts. In fact if you go to the boutiques or factory outlets during summer sales they do really slash prices at unbelievable rates. The site looks legitimate, you will need to create account, with email verification, sales T&C’s, order tracking (which always display pending), email correspondence from their personnel etc. Though tempted yet sceptical, placed order for $120 worth of goods. My CC was charged in CNY. Emailed them and they replied it’s their payment Portal and assured that their products are genuine and my order is being processed. After pending for 2 weeks, chased them via email and they replied my goods were seized by customs and will arrange refund, which may take a month. I wondered if the goods are genuine, there’s no reason for customs to seize the goods, and usually refunds are quite prompt. Perhaps they are buying time to con more $$$ before the site is reported? As I’m still waiting for the “refund”, I could not determine if the site is for sure legitimate or scam. Just be cautious before paying.
Thank you for the information on checking the URL. Just like your example I was scammed by a fake Pay Pay page.. They were able to withdraw $1000. from my checking account. But because Pay Pay emailed me of my money transfer in process my bank was able to stop the transaction and close the account. Will pay close attention also because of your information.
Please is this website a scam or real? navitasgloballimited.com/. I need a suggestion before I move on with them.Please help me.
I checked it out, it looks pretty legitimate to me, but the site isn’t secure – at least in a public-facing sense. I would try calling them and feeling them out that way. But the website is a little suspect given the lack of updates and how thin it is on content. And, obviously, the lack of HTTPS. Definitely don’t share any information online.
Which company is legit to invest bitcoin
Does somebody knows if oskbzsale.com is fake ?
Hi is the web page fake?
I’d also like to know if oskbzsale.com is a scam
OMG, I bought the goods here, helped me
Is Viewlancer.com legal or illegal? Anyone can tell this ?
please i have this investment platform which i want to know if it is trustworthy
or not…nanobitonline.com
Got a strange page pop up and this was the address. https://hopsteralkazetopi.info/en/?search=ic%97%5B%B1%1F%0E%3FT%C5%A3%FA%EBrkn~%EB%CDF&list=200000
Said it was a Google Chrome critical error and that someone was trying to steal my bank info and to immediately protect all accounts and put temporary holds onto them..then said a virus may have already hurt my disk and stole it’s data and I need to check my system and verify stability. Then it said to call Microsoft support at 844-897-3997
Is http://www.vialunstore.xyz website legit? or scam? Anybody buy from them? Thanks.
Anything ending in xyz, top or pw is probably a scam. I just block them all
Is blsrelac.ga website or fake, scam? I payed some order but there is no answer from them.
Please kindly let me know if crvweb.com is scam? I mistakenly shopped with my credit card and I am now worried. Please please.
Wow, nice thanks also. You just saved my as*
I need help,
Who knows if hidrosin.com and halescustomcabinet.com is real of fake??
I want to order something from there.
Please help me!!
Kind regards.
I was wondering if this site was real or fake I ordered some things off of it didn’t really see too many reviews about it can you please help!!?
It is not advisable to just embrace every trade opportunity because of scam,trust me. It is always good to trade with broker using a transparent pricing, fast and reliable trade executions.. I have been scammed in forex and binary options before I got to know and actually recovered my funds back with the help of paulmaslowizrecoveryHATgmailDOTcom
i want to confirm a website: http://www.takedistrbution.com..plz reply fast.urgent.
SATMUELCA.COM ans saneisale can this be confirmed as fake or safe please. my husband made an order from them.
I think that consumers or business are now working very smartly. It became difficult for any user or the audience to check whether it is fake or not!
Regards!
Allen Lisa
Content/Copy Writer at EssayCorp
Like Marie above, I also have a charge from Yjf satmuelca.com I would appreciate whatever you can tell me.
Anyone could help me?
anchordtrustb.com is this website is scam/fraud?
And is this email : b69170716[@]mail.com is a scam?
Please need the help and information. Thank you.
Hi Patrick,
Will you help me find out is anchordtrustb.com is legit or scam?
Let me know please.
Thank you a lot.
Looks like the site was suspended by hosting. Not a good sign.
Thank you so much for sharing. It will help me to judge right or wrong. Keep it up.
What about goodihead.com they have an out door motorcycle garage for $69.90 plus $5 shipping from London. Would people be stupid enough to send money om this site?
Csn you please help me..Can you please check this website https://iqoption.com/en is it legit?
This one passes the smell test. I don’t want to say with 100% certainty, but that seems legit.
Hi again Patrick.
Can I please ask for your assistance? I just wanted to know if this website is legit or not? suiscapital.com
Please let me know as soon as you can. . Thanks
Scam.
primechemsolutions.com/
pharmshopnx.com/
I’d like to shop at the above site, but please let me know the safety. I am Japanese. Please tell me your personal opinion. Thank you.
Yeah… even if the sites are secure, don’t buy drugs on the internet.
hello patrick
regarding this site
pharmshopnx.com/
is it legit? because your previous comment wasn’t clear on it, wether yes or no.
thanks
Have you successfully traded on these two websites?
Nope, not legit. They will take your money. They stole $200 from me.
I would like to know if “www.fxcryptoincome.com” is genuine. It claims it’s a trading platform.
Thank you so much. .Good thing you are present im answering our questions. . Thanks again. .
Hi Patrick,
Can you please check this website: abaautoregistrations.com
Here’s what concerns me about the site, they have a page that shows they were licensed under the California DMV, and they have uploaded a screenshot of the actual license, which is great, but it clearly states the license expired in 2014. That was five years ago. Maybe they just haven’t gotten around to changing it, but that would certainly make me hesitate. Maybe try calling them.
Hi Patrick! Great article! Could you let me know if this site is unsafe please? I already did everything it said to do but it’s a 3 day old site and I’m still very hesitant. Thank you in advance.
https://thepuptique.com
Hi Patrick could you please let me know if this website is safe please? I was unable to do the 3rd test for this website.
It seems like it’s a legitimate company. The privacy policy is extremely thin and the content is a little light, but it does appear to be a real business.
Is Alruwi altasneem llc muscat oman fake website or genuine?
It looks like a legitimate company but the site isn’t secured with HTTPS, I would call directly instead of entering any information through the website.
Hi Patrick, I have noticed how much you’ve helped others here. .
Can I please ask, I need your help, is this website scam or not?
autotradeoption.com/
Thanks so much
I wouldn’t trust it. Crypto exchanges are already kind of a fly-by-night enterprise to begin with. There are some very good, very legitimate ones, but there’s also a ton of grifters and scammers just waiting to steal your money. I did a little digging, this appears to be the third name this “organization” has gone by. The name on the certificate they post is “24EXPERTCOIN Limited,” the company registered under that number with the UK Companies house is Bit Elitum LTD, that was last July. Now, not even a year later it’s going by AutoTradeOption LTD. The image of the company’s office is just a doctored photo of the Pagaent Media (another UK company’s) office picture. The one officer, George Aguilar, doesn’t seem to exist. This is a scam.
primechemsolutions.com/
Is shopping safe on this site? Please contact me via email.
Don’t buy drugs on the internet. Aside from issues of illegality, you know, the fact a lot of these are almost universally illegal to purchase in the first place and that you’re leaving a digital trail right back to you, there’s also a huge potential that you just get ripped off and never even get your product delivered. And what then? You can’t exactly go to the authorities and tell them the shady online drug dealer you were trying to score from took your money, can you? Good luck with that. Don’t buy drugs on the internet.
Hey Patrick, this website is confusing me, it looks fake yet legitimate. This website, e-storeasia.com, use http, i couldn’t find the security certificates, check whois, information is protected by whoisguard, make me feel like this is a scam website. On the other hand, i got the number in which i can contact by their number and they reply to me as questioned. how to tell if this is real or fake?
That definitely looks like a scam. Just the lack of HTTPS should be enough to scare you off. But no real business lists its primary contact number as being on WhatsApp. Steer clear.
Hi Patrick, could you please to check this dating website tatamatch.com, is that a scam web? Thanks
I have to be honest, I’m not going to a website called tatamatch.com on my work computer. I wouldn’t on my personal computer, either. Maybe that’s a sign right there.
Please confirm this site?
http://www.scottschambers.com
Aside from not being served over HTTPS, that website looks pretty legitimate. I would call though, don’t enter information over HTTP forms.
presidentyouthprogram.ca/
Please help me to find if this website scam or legitimate.
I did some searching independent of the website, there doesn’t seem to be any mention of the organization anywhere. The one testimonial from a “Paul Serene” didn’t turn up any results when I searched his name. There’s no Privacy Policy. Personally, I wouldn’t trust this website.
Some here have you used 24expres.com? It poses as legit but it has eaten $1,500 from me with no withdraws after my investments.
That sounds like a scam. Just based on that statement. Also the URL is misspelled. That’s usually a sign, too.
please help me to find out the site rapidincom.in is fake or not
findurnaukri.in this is a fake website , fake recruitor in this site and 9319613254 is fake recuitor mobile number, kindly alart
Has anybody had any experience with dreamlifenews.com?
Is there a particular process I can use to get my money back from scam website? My bank won’t help me.
Hi Patrick,
I am trying to verify that someone was last employed at Crescent University in Nigeria (URL: http://crescent-university.edu.ng/). I was abit suspicious (especially that the IP address is in the US) so I had a check with Domain, which gave me this result:
Registrant Louis Ikediashi
Registrant Country NG
Registrar Web4Africa
IANA ID: 664
URL: https://web4africa.ng
Whois Server: —
(p)
Registrar Status ok
Dates 2,859 days old
Created on 2011-06-17
Expires on 2019-06-17
Updated on 2018-05-31
Name Servers NS1.POPPY.ARVIXE.COM (has 75,136 domains)
NS2.POPPY.ARVIXE.COM (has 75,136 domains)
Tech Contact Louis Ikediashi
G103 rd 67 VGC,
Lagos, Lagos, na, NG
(p)
IP Address 143.95.251.19 – 505 other sites hosted on this server
Reverse IP
IP Location United States – California – Los Angeles – Athenix Inc.
ASN United States AS62729 ASMALLORANGE1 – A Small Orange LLC, US (registered Aug 23, 2013)
Hosting History 6 changes on 3 unique name servers over 6 years
Website
Website Title None given.
Whois Record ( last updated on 2019-04-15 )
Would be good to get your opinion on this.
Thanks & Cheers
I’m going to loop Ross Thomas in on this, as this is a little more his area of expertise. We’ll have something for you shortly.
Ross: “The site could be hosted in the US. Without looking too much into it, i dont see a problem here.”
Hi Patrick , newly creates and very suspicious, https: //www.anisovonline.com, theft of banking information ??
Hi, Patrick; Would you please help me to check if tradewale.com is fraud? Many thanks in advance.
That’s legitimate.
I sent money into tradewale.com, that weekend the site went down, hasn’t come back up and the phones don’t get answered. Anyone else get scammed on this one?
Great site, thanks for the information
There is an easy way to identify a phishing website by checking its IP address. Phishing website can’t use the same IP as the legitimate website. So we can build a IP whitelist contains trustworthy website IP addresses. If the IP address of the website you are visiting is not on this whitelist, you need to be careful.
Hi,anybody knows CHEAPINUS? Please tell me if its legit or fake.
Good information about website security.
Is kavwebgoods.com Safe? I need a windshield for my Motorcycle.
Any luck? I was about to order tires for s mini moto
This website is fake, it is no bank. I sent money to them to process my reward but they keep asking for more money and personal information to steal my money. Please beware
skyalliancebank.com Please be carefull this site is fake not a resl bank
Check this website: https://goouto.com, they sale lego and use Lego logo and all. Amazing how real it looks like, they even have contact number, address etc. And the URL when typed in google or any web site checker it comes out with positive results.
However: prices are ridiculously low. 80 or 90% discounts! has anybody come across this one? can you confirm if it is legit or fake?
By the way to those people who have fallen victim of a sale scam buying a product that never got shipped: can you not just go to your bank and start the dispute process? normally they your bank would put a chargeback against the “merchant” and you get your money back.
I invested with Bitztrend. When I was about to withdraw they send me an email stating that your profits have been exceeded and they asked me for extra money from me before they can send me my money. Is this legit
Is Bitztrend legit
I tried all 5 ways and this seems to come up secure, but I’m still questioning it because it’s such a hard title to search for on google and the price seems too good to be true: infoyour.com
And… when I try to search for my item through its search bar rather than clicking on the original link to it that I found, it comes up as not existing. The website boasts cups, mugs, etc., but my item it’s trying to sell for $200 under retail price is sporting equipment.
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I joined a dating site to find the love of my life after 10 years of divorce. Due to long work hours and kids, the only opportunity i had was to come online to look for a man. I matched a good looking guy, and we connected almost immediately. The sad part is i was defrauded by this guy and he wasn’t who he said he was atall, i have been so embarrassed to talk about this to anyone. I didn’t get any help till i did… anyway i was able to recover my funds using Global Elite Recovery and their skilled investigators, you can google them if you have been a victim of love fraud
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newkidconners.com Can you tell me if this site is real or fake? I need to buy something, but they seem false to me.
Personally, I would not trust that. The addresses they list on their about us page either don’t exist or are apartments. There’s no privacy policy there, the website design is poor. I wouldn’t give them my email address, much less payment info.
You ordered something from the page newkidconners.com ?
I’m not. I wanted to order a baby stroller. But it was suspicious to me. I looked to see if a company or warehouse was located at the designated address. Of course, no indication of this company at any of the three addresses. And of course the procedure, pay, show that you paid and we’ll send you the most suspicious.
I am open to share my experience and to also enlighten everyone on how i was able to recover my money from a scam broker .
Thank you for sharing my experience , i have been able to recover my money .
Kungmedia playgentz bonxmedia playproz pepplays pepplayz musiczum musikzum those are one of the websites that are being operated and the address on their homepage is nicosia cyprus in the middle of a bush. The website that they operate is more than 100 plus
hello patrick.. may i know if this website is legit?
https://secure.smartwebdeal.com/payment/
It says the page has been removed, which is a pretty good indication it wasn’t.
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Hi,will u please help me any one this websites real or fake, or fraudulent sites.
http://Www.Quickmarty. com
is gelowoods.com a genuine site safe to deal with
No. It looks like it tries to install a tracker when you enter that URL.
What about vecelo.com?
It seems to be a manufacturer of some sort (used by Amazon, Walmart, Overstock, etc.)
The website states shipping by KHD Group, which is also listed on Amazon, Walmart, etc.
Hi Kourtney,
I did a little bit of research and I would be hesitant to trust that website, or even the company that claims to be behind it. From the standpoint of the site itself, there’s just too many little things that send up red flags. The credit card logos at the bottom of the page are just image files, they’re not real site seals. There’s no address given. There are a lot of little grammatical errors. There’s no support section. The website is using a free DV SSL certificate. And perhaps most damningly, the BBB says this company is based out of New Jersey but the website was registered with BlueHost by a man in Shenzhen, China. So if you do want to buy something I’d go through Amazon or Walmart so you have some recourse in the case of fraud. I definitely wouldn’t buy directly from that site. It’s also worth noting that on this company’s BBB page, it receives an F rating. That’s also not a good sign. So… be careful. Generally reputable companies have a much larger digital footprint than what this one seems to.
Does anyone know if this
https://www.asimuksale.com/
is safe to buy from?
Could you tell if
https://www.brandsaward.com/
is fake or not??
How about casualverify.com?
I will reply and fight back if anyone dares.
You know cyberbullying right?
Pls Mr Patrick am about to do a business with a website, I really want to know whether the website is a scam or legit website, thanks pls am waiting for your reply….www.enfoid.com
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In Vietnam whether this page is fake or real hanoifan.net?
In Vietnam whether this page is fake or real sendo.vn?
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Has anyone done business with eAutoflash traders LLC? I think I just lost a lot of money……
can you say bayt.com is fake or no?
Hi there,
I am in the process of joining the clubshop Global Partner System and not sure if it legitimate.
I will appreciate your advise on this.
Is the digitaloneindia.com froud website to earn money?
I have a question.
Can scammers, if they are sophisticated enough, have their own Instagram pages as well as a slick looking website?
Also I have heard of websites that might look legit, but when you click on a link, you get a warning that you are moving onto a dangerous or non legit page. What do you think of that?
I just want to know if the website is trustworthy to work
Wow, nice thanks. You just save me, This is very impressive and educated!
Thanks for the info and if I may ask. How can I get a very good SSL certificate for my E-commerce website?
Thanks for the details and well presented informations. I learned enough through this article.
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TEEQQ and nfltshirt.com same sight scam. Both have Exact same description on products and shipping. I am a hospital worker who ordered masks for the team and items never arrived. Told they were “stuck”. No refund. They are praying on the COVID – 19 pandemic!
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You can give me details of digitaloneindia.com that it’s fake or genius site
Hi, does someone know if hanzazo.com is a scam?
I forgot to thank Patrick for posting this topic which, even after reading 3 times still see many of the points made being directly contradicted in the next sentence making it seem like their is really no way to tell for sure, even using the suggested ways to check may not offer any solid proof! I did all my checking prior to seeing this sight and had no idea this was even posted till I searched again for Hanzazo on Google and found virtually no new info, but saw a site that had a mention which was the post before mine. I’m still unsure of the site and really do think that Amazon and Google have been hiding this site for years and if it does check out, I’m sure they will become popular based on the prices I saw. I cannot say that their customer support will be any good or if the items will be shipped swifty which is all part of the price paid, but that’s what we will find out once people start buying from them, (finally).
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I need information about teetine.com. Is it safe?
Can someone please check if garden.clothing is safe.
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This site fraud or not
I have a job proposal from a company named dyda.in they offered me a job opportunity in shipping industry. I asked for money INR 4600/-. But I can not decide to give them money or not I am not sure is the website is real or fake. Please help me. Due to the corona effect my job has been lost. So I want to is this company is reliable or not.
A real employer offering you a job will not ask you for money if it legit. Do not do business with any like that. It’s a scammer.
I don’t know if this website is Baker now craziy.com
Please help to check if transpocoin. Com is legit.i want to invest with the them for trading.
Is any one else to scammed by earningpoint.co.uk ? I was.
Is earningpoint.co.uk legit?
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During reading this info, my shock level continued to raise. I am so grateful that I somehow was guided to this info. Some info was confusing, and complex. However, I will read, and reread, etc. this info to understand (get it) the info more. It will be time consuming to assure that a website is real. Oh well, it is a must. ‘Que sera sera’. To all criminals (fraudsters), I have more power that is knowledge. I will direct others to read this info. The ‘domino effect’ continues. Patrick Nohe, so appreciative. Sincerely, Noël Figuerdo
Someone has hacked my Facebook account, please who can help me to collect it back
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Can you look into the website mystrolly.com seems to be scammers they dont let me pay with paypal
I think I was scammed into my putting my card info into this website. What do I do? It says it was for a free trial.
You have shared very good information, I hope you will get more such articles in future
thanks for this much detailed article to help everyone out there from malware and and un-wanted viruses. Thanks for telling us how to trust a website or not ! A big thanks to you sir.
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Thank you for this article. I was able to do my own research and found out that the site had the same content on about 4 other sites. The claim to be selling products, and send you a tracking URL with a number that is false. I guess when my payment goes through, they will pull down the site and vanish. smh
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Thank you for this article. I was able to do my own research and found out that the site had the same content on about 4 other sites.
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A useful article on a burning issue specially in view of covid19, people trying to depend more on oline
Its also significant as to why IT jiants like Microsoft & others are unable to rein in fraudulent people running thousands of such websites,..all of us must make some noise please..thanks
Very informative i just hope i can remember it all. Thanks
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It’s been a week since my wife and I invested all our savings in Graysoninvestment.com. We can not log out now. Can you say for sure if this company is real or fraudulent? Please reply. If we are deceived, our lives will be ruined. Please reply. Please
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nice post on detecting a fake website
Thanks for providing the detail about recognizing the fake one. After all, someone is spending money and they should know what they are going to get.
Thank you for providing informative information to beware of cyber attacks
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What a great enlightement, thanks a lot.
sleuthing throughh the side to know if it’s legit or not.
I would like to ask if exchange-income is a legit online platform
Very informative, thanks for sharing
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