Fake shops from social ads
Newly-registered shops with prices far below market and no real contact details.
How to spot it
- Prices far below market
- No real address or phone
- Brand-new domain
What to do
Search the shop name plus 'reviews', pay with a credit card or wallet, or skip.
What the real thing looks like
- An established retailer reached via its own domain
Try an example
A practice example with fictional companies. Answer it, then see the tells.
Is this checkout page a scam or legit?
Bright Home Outlet
brighthome-outlet-sale.example/cart
- Commercial espresso machineWas $1,899.00. Ships from overseas warehouse$89.00
All sales final. No phone line. Contact us by web form only.
Total today$89.00
Pay with: Bank transfer · Gift card · Crypto
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Sure and right: +15. Sure and wrong: -5. Calling a legitimate item a scam counts as a miss.
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