Conned by an online shop?

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It happens more and more often that you order something on the internet and that after you have paid, you don't receive your product.

How can you prevent that?

  1. Take a look at the domain age
  2. Is the address existing?
  3. Can you phone them? Do this with every purchase above $50
  4. Is there a privacy policy/ terms of service?
  5. Pay with your credit card

Why the age of a domain?

Shop owners who want to con you, often create one-day-fly webshops, one minute they are there, the next minute they are gone. (With your money)

Domain age checker

New webshops look like this


History checker domain names

Also interesting is to check a domain name for its history before you purchase one, because your "new" to buy domain name can be an expired one with a past. Blocked/Sandboxed/Reported etc.

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Thanx for this Loes. Just checked, and my site doesn't have a past. Phew!
~Shell

Mine has a past, the domain name was active in 2004-2006, but luckily no Sandbox:))

Great tip. Thanks

Thank you, you're welcome Alexander

Ooooh Loes, this a really interesting, useful tool! Many thanks, Sue :)

You're welcome Sue:)

Thanks for sharing Loes.

Randy

My pleasure Randy:)

There is plenty of internet scams and how to recognize it. Cheaters work well on their plans. Buy from websites that are on the internet for a long time.
Thanks for this, Loes.

It's not for nothing Google's trust builds up every month:)

HI loes I try not to purchase anything on line unless there is a Paypal button.Learnt the hard way.Greetings from out little rock.

I haven't been conned myself, my daughter once

Good advice, Loes!

You're welcome Alanna:)

That is crazy never seen that before.

Every day something new here:))

Great info, Thanks for sharing Loes...

You're welcome Jean:)

This type of thing is rampant on the Internet. Unfortunately, this doesn't do affiliates any good as it puts people off from trusting us.

Thanks for the post, Loes...

Unfortunately, people will more often go with a direct browser link to shops as Amazon

I know...That's what I normally do as I've heard one too many stories which put me off. I still get stuff from individuals, but not expensive items in the eventuality it's a scam. So far I have been lucky.

I do buy a lot of 2nd hands, but always in the neighborhood, so I can drive over to check, collect and pay cash

That's usually the safest alternative...

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