Take care not to be fooled by the cheap shopping offers online

New Delhi, October 21, 2019, Monday

Be careful if you are going to buy Diwali with online shopping. Like many e-commerce sites, fake companies are hunting down people by offering attractive offers. Cyber ​​Cell has received more than 45 such complaints within 20 days. In all of these cases, the item did not reach the customer after he made the payment online or received a luggage instead of branded.

Online shopping has become commonplace with attractive discounts and simplicity. But if you inadvertently shop online through a fake e-commerce site, you are a victim of fraud. The cybercell investigation reveals that many online shopping companies have been created just like a reputable e-commerce site. These companies are offering other attractive offers, including a 50 to 70 percent discount on branded products. However, this offer lasts only 365 days, not just in the Diwali season.

To seduce consumers through social media

Cyber-thugs share fake links on social media in the name of big companies like Amazon and Flipkart, and even showcase attractive offers. It claims to sell goods worth Rs 10,000 for 2 to 5 thousand. In that case you can be a victim of deception if you click on it.

How to identify a website

According to Lansingh, who is in charge of the cyber cell, first check to see if the website is safe to identify the fake website. Because making any kind of payment on an unsecured site means stealing your money. Such a website should not be trusted if there is no green lock symbol at the beginning of the URL of the website or no further https. Such websites may be fake and personal information associated with your credit / debit card or bank account may be stolen.

The e-payment giver becomes the victim

Purchase goods from fake website and make e-payment. But when the company sends brick, stone or soap in place of what is ordered in the courier, it is time to stop hand-to-hand. Most of the fraud complaints in the cyber cell also had some complaints from e-payers. To prevent this from happening, you will need to open the packing box and make a video of it in front of the deliveryman. Let the delivery man go only when the order you ask for comes out.