You are looking for a new standing desk. You search Google, scroll past the ads, and click on a promising website. The product looks great. The photos are polished.
The price is better than anything you saw on Amazon. The site even has “limited stock” warnings and customer reviews. It seems legit, so you placed an order. Two weeks later – nothing. The customer support email bounces, the tracking number is fake, and your money is gone.
These scams are more common than most people realize. Fraudsters build sleek, professional-looking storefronts that mimic genuine brands, manipulate search results, and vanish as soon as they have cashed in. And because they are getting better at faking legitimacy, even savvy users are falling for it. [Read more…] about Watch for These 6 Red Flags Before You Trust an Online Business