Fake companies, organisations and businesses keep springing up in various countries, and this proliferation is made worse by the advent of global remote work. To avoid being defrauded, it is therefore very important that consumers confirm the legitimacy of the entity they are engaging with before proceeding to carry out business transactions.
You can check for the legitimacy of a business/company/organization on the underlisted government-backed websites for the corresponding countries:
A - C
D - G
H - J
K - N
P - R
S - V