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In an age where the digital landscape is fraught with scams and fraudulent activities, there emerges a shining beacon of hope – the Scam Fighter of...
Last year nearly 300 million consumers lost more than $55 billion according to the Global State of Scams 2022 report. Especially, Investment scams...
According to the Global State of Scams 2022 report published by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, more than $55 billion dollars were lost to scams in...
Realtime Register is an ICANN accredited registrar since 2004 that manages over 3 million domain names and is therefore the largest registrar in the...
CleanDNS is a domain abuse monitoring and case management tool that facilitates the response, tracking, and migration of reported abuse. As the...
The eCommerce Association of Croatia (eCommerce Hrvatska) has taken the lead in setting up ScamAdviser’s white label solution in Croatia, called...
Telegram is one of the most-used messenger apps with millions of users worldwide. It has certain privacy features such as anonymous messaging that...
The DNS Research Federation is a not-for-profit organization that sits at the intersection of policy and technology. It funds research, engages in...
Industry-wide collaboration against increasing number of scams Veiliginternetten.nl, ECP | Platform voor de InformatieSamenleving and...
In the ecommerce world conversational commerce is slowly becoming the norm. On informational websites such as ScamAdviser where people are informed...
10 years of History The year 2022 marks an important milestone for ScamAdviser as we complete 10 years of fighting scams. From humble beginnings in...
Forward Edge AI, Inc. and ScamAdviser announced a new data sharing agreement to fight phone scams. The goal of the strategic partnership is to...

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As the influence of the internet rises, so does the prevalence of online scams. There are fraudsters making all kinds of claims to trap victims online - from fake investment opportunities to online stores - and the internet allows them to operate from any part of the world with anonymity. The ability to spot online scams is an important skill to have as the virtual world is increasingly becoming a part of every facet of our lives. The below tips will help you identify the signs which can indicate that a website could be a scam. Common Sense: Too Good To Be True When looking for goods online, a great deal can be very enticing. A Gucci bag or a new iPhone for half the price? Who wouldn’t want to grab such a deal? Scammers know this too and try to take advantage of the fact. If an online deal looks too good to be true, think twice and double-check things. The easiest way to do this is to simply check out the same product at competing websites (that you trust). If the difference in prices is huge, it might be better to double-check the rest of the website. Check Out the Social Media Links Social media is a core part of ecommerce businesses these days and consumers often expect online shops to have a social media presence. Scammers know this and often insert logos of social media sites on their websites. Scratching beneath the surface often reveals this fu

So the worst has come to pass - you realise you parted with your money too fast, and the site you used was a scam - what now? Well first of all, don’t despair!! If you think you have been scammed, the first port of call when having an issue is to simply ask for a refund. This is the first and easiest step to determine whether you are dealing with a genuine company or scammers. Sadly, getting your money back from a scammer is not as simple as just asking.  If you are indeed dealing with scammers, the procedure (and chance) of getting your money back varies depending on the payment method you used. PayPal Debit card/Credit card Bank transfer Wire transfer Google Pay Bitcoin PayPal If you used PayPal, you have a strong chance of getting your money back if you were scammed. On their website, you can file a dispute within 180 calendar days of your purchase. Conditions to file a dispute: The simplest situation is that you ordered from an online store and it has not arrived. In this case this is what PayPal states: "If your order never shows up and the seller can't provide proof of shipment or delivery, you'll get a full refund. It's that simple." The scammer has sent you a completely different item. For example, you ordered a PlayStation 4, but instead received only a Playstation controller.  The condition of the item was misrepresented on the product page. This could be the