Fake Website Scam: Have you received bumper discount messages for D-Mart, Big Basket and Big Bazaar? If yes, then you need to be careful immediately. We are saying this because scammers have started a new scam with bumper discounts on D-Mart, Big Basket and Big Bazaar products. Recently, Noida Police has arrested cyber thieves who created fake websites for D-Mart, Big Basket and Big Bazaar. These scammers have allegedly created fake websites on which they attract people by offering fake discounts and deals. Then they cheat people by getting them to pay online for purchases.
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According to a PTI report, this group offered fake products on the website with discounts and cheap deals to attract buyers. Now when people order through these websites and pay online, the scammers steal the credit/debit card details of the buyers. They use it to fraudulently withdraw money from people’s bank accounts. On April 3, the cyber helpline team of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police arrested six people of the group, although nothing can be said about whether other people are also involved in this group or not. It has been revealed in the report that these scammers have cheated people from Delhi NCR region as well as from many other parts of the country.
How to spot fake websites?
- Scammers have created clones of original websites that look exactly like the original website. However, by spotting these fake websites, you can save yourself from falling prey to scams.
- Check domain name. Fraudsters can slightly change the URL name or change the domain extension. For example, they can change amazon.com to amaz0n.com or amazon.org.
- When you visit a website, look for the padlock to the left of the URL in the address bar. This padlock indicates that the site is protected by a TLS/SSL certificate, which encrypts data sent between users and the website. If the website is not secure, an exclamation mark ( ! ) will appear to the left of the domain name in the address bar.
- Fake websites can have spelling, grammar, and design issues. Take care of such things.
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