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Suspected webfraud
If you find a website that seems too good to be true, it probably is. One way to check up on a website is to go to http://whois.net/ and type in the domain of the company. They will direct you to the service that owns the domain and you can click on that and enter the domain again. You will then see who owns the domain, how long it has been in service, and when their rights to the domain expire.
If the website you are looking at is only a month old, has a different location and owner than the website says, etc it is most likely a fraud. You can also get the owners home address this way too.
If the website is on tripod or some other site where anyone can create a cheezy site, assume that it is a fraud.
When buying diamond earrings for my ladyfriend, I found a site with an almost too good to be true price. I looked up the guy and saw his business was around for 3 years, called him up to check his story, it was the same as the web info, and purchased the product with a credit card just to be safe. And they were quite nice when they arrived
If you find a website that seems too good to be true, it probably is. One way to check up on a website is to go to http://whois.net/ and type in the domain of the company. They will direct you to the service that owns the domain and you can click on that and enter the domain again. You will then see who owns the domain, how long it has been in service, and when their rights to the domain expire.
If the website you are looking at is only a month old, has a different location and owner than the website says, etc it is most likely a fraud. You can also get the owners home address this way too.
If the website is on tripod or some other site where anyone can create a cheezy site, assume that it is a fraud.
When buying diamond earrings for my ladyfriend, I found a site with an almost too good to be true price. I looked up the guy and saw his business was around for 3 years, called him up to check his story, it was the same as the web info, and purchased the product with a credit card just to be safe. And they were quite nice when they arrived