Beware! of online shopping this Diwali as fake portals see a steep rise

The festive season sale is going on on Flipkart and Amazon these days. Products are getting a huge discount. But you should be careful before buying any product, otherwise, the account may be empty. Every time during the sale, the frauds are more active and cheat people with new tricks.

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Flipkart and Amazon have been warning people about this. You get a message on the phone that you are getting a bumper discount on Flipkart or Amazon. You open, log in, buy products. But your money goes to fraud. Many such examples have been found.

Such frauds are easily executed. First, a fake website looking like Flipkart or Amazon is prepared. The domain name is kept similar to the original. The login page looks very real.

What does a fake website look like

These are some fake websites that fraud. flipkart.dhamaka-offers.com ,. If you find a website like this, do not click on it. These are not websites linked to Flipkart. Flipkart says that after getting a link to such a website, you should report to Flipkart.

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After the login page, the product page also looks like the original. But here the deals will be such that will surprise you. For example, if the price of a product is 10000 rupees, then it will be seen getting in 1000 rupees or 100 rupees. In this affair, people click without thinking anything.

The payment gateway number is followed by the login page and product page. Here too, it will look like a real gateway. But the fraudster will get your payment and you will be cheated. Generally such links are spread through WhatsApp and social media.

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In such a link, it is written above, 'I have also made a purchase, this is real and from here you can quickly buy the XXXX product by clicking, the sale is going to end'. Such messages are prepared in a colloquial language so that you feel genuine and you click the link given here.

Avoid like

It is quite easy to avoid these. When you make a purchase, check the domain name, if any spelling is wrong or no words are correct, then understand that it is fake. Look at the URL tab of the browser of the computer carefully and you will get the idea yourself.

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