5 OPTIONS TO DISCOVER IF AN INTERNET STORE IS FALSE

Buying items of any kind on the Internet has become a fairly popular fashion for many people, especially those who do not have enough time to leave their home and visit an establishment.

However, not everything is rosy because you must be very attentive to the transactions you make and that these are totally satisfactory and to achieve this, here we present a series of guidelines that you must learn to detect the authenticity (or not) of a store on-line.

1. Check the creation date of the domain
   In the case that the online store, for example, shows a 'Copyright' indicating that its creation date was in 2009, but by checking it through the Domain Whois tool you find that it was actually created in 2016, it is a first indication that it is a deceptive site.

2. Verify the URL
   To do this you can use an online url scanner such as 'URLVoid' or 'VirusTotal', which can analyze and detect if the store where you want to buy is safe and that it is not a malicious site, also verifying that it is not under threat of security.

3. Analyze the prices
   If you suddenly discover excessively low prices, something like 50%, 60% or even more, you should start to suspect. It is possible that these online stores offer very low prices to quickly promote sales of fake or nonexistent items, before they are reported or detected as fraudulent by security programs or tools.

4. Check the name of the company and its data
   A legal online store will always show the name of the company or company name in the footer, followed by the year of creation and the current year. It must also contain links to pages such as "Who we are", "About", "Privacy policies", "Guarantee and return policies", "Terms and conditions", "Frequently asked questions", etc.

5. Check social networks
   Today, most reliable online stores have a significant presence in social networks. This indicates that there is enough interaction with your followers, so it is convenient to review their amount and promptly comments or opinions they have made about their products or services.