There are extortionists, with curious eyes, waiting for a single opportunity to make their turn and take you of everything. It is extremely hard to spot them and abstain from falling into their devices, as they are experts in making persuading sites. Here are a couple of tips to distinguish and in the meantime, stay away from phony, fake and trick sites. We have a got a couple of routes for you to check the authenticity of the site, and they pass by these five stages:

• Check for Suspicious Offers

Most of us get attracted towards heavy discounts and low price products but being apprehensive might save your money. There are chances that they are scammers who are trying to attract bargain-hungry shoppers. Do not fall into their traps.

• Bank Transfers

Most of the fake websites will ask you to pay for products you have purchased via bank transfer. Avoid agreeing with this request because you will not be able to file a chargeback and there is a negligible chance of getting your money back, whereas if you pay with a credit or a debit card, you can file chargeback to get your money back.

• Double Check the Site

Don't simply go for offers, twofold check the site before making any buy. Check the 'About us' page, 'Terms and condition' page and 'contact us' page. Check whether the contact number gave is genuine, If no contact data is given; there are chances that the site is deceitful. Do make sure to check the content of the site; there are chances that the site was simply transferred to profit by tricking individuals. If the data, for example, business address, contact number, address isn't given, the better stay away from such websites.

• Return Policy

Every online merchant should upload their respective return policy if engaged in selling products online. It is through the return policy that the customer understands how and where they can return a faulty product. Along with return policy, the website should also have a terms & condition page as well as privacy policy page to give customers a clearer picture of how their data is being used or about contractual rights, if any.

• Online Reviews

There are a number of sources from where you can find customers review the site and products it sells. Few of the examples of such sources that provide aggregate customer reviews are Trust pilot and Feefo.