Whether it's Single's Day or Black Friday - online shopping is trendy and affects all age groups.

Online retailers and auction houses have changed the shopping habits of many people in recent years. Online shopping is particularly attractive because of the convenience of being able to go shopping from home at any time, without having to rely on store opening times or getting stuck in long queues. In addition, the goods are delivered to your doorstep.

With so many advantages, there are unfortunately also some problems. In addition to the typical problems with online shopping - goods received late, defective or not as ordered - there are also classic cases of fraud - no goods or services received - there are also cases of credit card misuse or other fraud - infection with malware , misuse of personal information Data, financial losses through phishing , pharming or use of insecure payment methods.

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The Federal Office for Information Security helps users avoid these dangers as much as possible through tips and tricks. In a 3-part series, the BSI explains what you need to pay attention to and how you can pay safely online:

Online shopping is fun for many people, but even experienced shopping veterans should always keep an eye open so that the joy is not spoiled afterwards.

Finally, a few tips on how you can recognize a fake shop:

  • Web address: the web address of the shop often does not match the product range at all. The web address of an alleged clothing shop is psychodiagnostik-duesseldorf.de, which indicates a lack of seriousness, because no reputable online clothing shop would sell products under a contradictory web address.
  • Lack of encryption: In many cases, counterfeit shops are not encrypted.
    You can recognize this by the warning in the address line. Tip: An encrypted website is marked with a green lock in the address bar, indicating secure transmission of your data.
  • Price: the entire range is offered at ridiculous prices.
  • Imprint and general terms and conditions are missing or incomplete
  • Products that are already out of stock everywhere are still in stock in fraudulent shops.


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