Our cooperation partner Watchlist-Internet warns: marktstores.com is one of many fake shops where you will lose your money and not receive any goods. We'll show you how to recognize fraudulent online shops.
5 tips for recognizing fake shops
Fake shops usually appear very professional or pretend to be well-known companies such as Media Markt. We recommend that you carefully check any store you purchase from for the first time. With these tips you can tell whether an online shop is real or fake.
Availability & Price
Is the desired product sold out at all other shops? Be careful if you find a product like the Playstation 5, which is currently not available, in an online shop. This is most likely a lure offer.
Is it cheaper than other providers? If the price of a product is cheaper than usual, alarm bells should ring. You can find out whether the price is realistic using price comparison portals such as geizhals.at or idealo.at . Stay away if something is significantly undercut!
Only advance payment possible
Can only be paid in advance by bank transfer? Didn't the payment terms say that other payment options are also available?
Stay away if you can only pay in advance by bank transfer. Remember: If you transfer something in advance, you have no way of getting the money back!
Search for experiences on the internet
What do others say about the shop?
Search the online shop on the Internet using the keywords “fake”, “scam” or “experiences”. You may be warned not to shop there. Even if you don't find any relevant search results, you shouldn't order because a shop without relevant search results is most likely dubious.
Internet address
Is the internet address plausible?
Always look at the internet address carefully. At marktstores.com you quickly realize that it cannot be a Media Markt shop. The Internet address of Media Markt is www.mediamarkt.at .
Check imprint
Is there an imprint?
Always check whether an online shop has an imprint. If the shop doesn't have one, you shouldn't order! Remember: Fake shops very often falsify information in the imprint. They are either stolen from another company or made up.
However, you can check the data provided. You can check German companies and HRB numbers on handelsregister.de . Austrian information can be found in the Chamber of Commerce's Companies AZ. You can check VAT numbers, which also need to be provided, in the EU VAT information exchange system.
I ordered! What can I do?
- Contact your bank. The transfer may be stopped or reversed. However, the chance of getting your money back is rather slim.
- File a report.
- Protect yourself from fake shops. Install Fake Shop Detector . The free tool for your browser warns you about fake shops.
source
Watchlist Internet
Also read: Fraudsters use messengers for schemes
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