Guide to online fraud prevention
Guide to online fraud prevention
Multiple fraud attempts have been recently spreading through websites that promise to sell outdoor products at discounted prices. By not verifying the reliability of the website, it’s easy to become a victim, not receive the product and, most all, provide sensitive data. It is essential to verify the website from where you are making a purchase and be sure that the dealer is authorized to sell the products. In these cases, it is also important to follow good practices to recognise a fraudulent website by paying attention to the following information:
Is the discount real?
It’s possible to find bargains on e-commerce websites, but you need to be careful and be wary of offers that are extremely advantageous.
Is the discount real?
It’s possible to find bargains on e-commerce websites, but you need to be careful and be wary of offers that are extremely advantageous.
Does the website have a good reputation?
If you have never purchased from a website, verify whether other users have left comments and feedback on their experience. Enter the name of the website followed by “reviews” or “opinions” on any search engine. If you do not find any results, it is probable that the website is unreliable.
Does the website have a good reputation?
If you have never purchased from a website, verify whether other users have left comments and feedback on their experience. Enter the name of the website followed by “reviews” or “opinions” on any search engine. If you do not find any results, it is probable that the website is unreliable.
Are social pages reliable?
If you notice a sponsored post on a social media page inviting you to purchase from a website with advantageous offers, check the source promoting it before clicking on it. If the social media page only has a few dozen followers and was opened only recently, and if there is no phone contact, the page might be fake.
Are social pages reliable?
If you notice a sponsored post on a social media page inviting you to purchase from a website with advantageous offers, check the source promoting it before clicking on it. If the social media page only has a few dozen followers and was opened only recently, and if there is no phone contact, the page might be fake.
Is it easy to find legal information on the seller?
Before completing the purchase, verify if the website has provided references such as a VAT no, phone no., physical address and additional data to contact the company. A website with no such data probably does not want to be traced and may have something to hide. Fiscal data is easily verifiable on the institutional website of the Agenzia delle Entrate.
Is it easy to find legal information on the seller?
Before completing the purchase, verify if the website has provided references such as a VAT no, phone no., physical address and additional data to contact the company. A website with no such data probably does not want to be traced and may have something to hide. Fiscal data is easily verifiable on the institutional website of the Agenzia delle Entrate.
Does the website provide a customer service? Is it easy to contact?
If the customer service does not reply or if it cannot be contacted via e-mail or phone, it might be a signal that the website is not reliable.
Does the website provide a customer service? Is it easy to contact?
If the customer service does not reply or if it cannot be contacted via e-mail or phone, it might be a signal that the website is not reliable.
Is the information on the payment method clear?
Verify that the website features a section illustrating all payment methods, the conditions of purchase and the return policy.
Is the information on the payment method clear?
Verify that the website features a section illustrating all payment methods, the conditions of purchase and the return policy.
Does the website use the HTTPS protocol?
From the point of view of computer security, some pages are protected by international systems such as the SSL and SET: they can be recognized by the symbol of a closed padlock on the address bar and “https://” before the domain name.
Does the website use the HTTPS protocol?
From the point of view of computer security, some pages are protected by international systems such as the SSL and SET: they can be recognized by the symbol of a closed padlock on the address bar and “https://” before the domain name.