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Now that we’re passed the busiest shopping season of the year, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the scammers may slow down on the number of fake shopping sites they’re creating. But it sure doesn’t seem that way because we’ve detected lots of sites over the last week or so that have got tons of visitors — and most likely tricked a fair few of them into parting with their money and inadvertently sharing their personal data.
Here are the most popular fake shopping sites we’ve recently detected:
Scam sites such as the ones above are getting harder and harder to tell apart from legitimate sites. However, there are often still some telltale signs that they’re not to be trusted:
Note: Most sites won’t exhibit all these signs.
It goes without saying, but you’ll want to stay well clear of scam shopping sites. You’re almost guaranteed to not receive any items you purchase and any information you enter onto them — personal and financial information alike — will fall straight into the hands of the scammers.
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This article was published in collaboration with Trend Micro
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