Christmas is not far away and it's time to start giving them presents.

If you want to save a few euros, you can turn to online shops. But be careful! The Watchlist Internet has found another fake shop that you shouldn't buy from. The Watchlist Internet writes:

Do not shop on gaming-ez.com. The Playstation 4 Pro, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch offers are tempting but never delivered. Money transferred is lost.

At gaming-ez.com you are offered a wide variety of consoles, such as the Playstations 4 Pro or the Xbox One X and associated games. The Playstation 4 Pro is offered at a heavily discounted price and is therefore displayed prominently on the website. But be careful! Under no circumstances should you shop here as it is a fraudulent seller. The goods you paid for will never be sent and you are stuck with the costs.

Research

Before you buy from a shop you don't know, do a little research to make sure it's a trustworthy seller. For example, search for the store name and “warning” using your search engine. If you find too many negative reports or even warnings, don't buy anything here.

imprint

Check the imprint of shops you have never ordered from. For example, you can check UID numbers on the European Commission website. When you query gaming-ez.com, you find that the UID number is made up and therefore invalid. The address where the company is supposedly based does exist, but EZ Games GmbH is not based there. In addition, there is no company registration under the company name. Under the “Team” section on gaming-ez.com you will find a photo of the alleged managing director. If you do a reverse image search on Google, you will notice that the photo is also displayed on several other sites and is therefore not of the actual managing director.

Extremely low prices

The consoles and games are sometimes offered at extremely low prices. This is intended to encourage you not to think about a purchase for long, but to act quickly. If you compare the prices with offers from all over Europe, you will notice that some of them are almost 30 percent below the usual best prices. The prices here are actually too good to be true.

Payment Methods

The specification of payment methods on gaming-ez.com is very confusing and confusing. For example, in the website footer there is talk of advance payment and credit card payment. When it comes to “payment”, however, we only talk about advance payment and cash payment upon collection. However, if you put goods in your shopping cart and complete an order, payment in advance, payment by cash on delivery, payment by invoice and payment by cryptocurrencies are suddenly offered.

Since the company does not exist at the specified address, it is impossible to actually pay in cash upon collection. This is just to inspire trust. The same applies to cash on delivery and invoice payment methods. Both are only offered to increase trust. While you won't receive any goods, you won't lose any money, at least for the time being. However, you may receive emails a little later urging you to pay in advance. The criminals do their business through advance payments and cryptocurrency payments. Because here you transfer money in advance that cannot be retrieved afterwards.

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via Watchlist Internet


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