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Fake shops and discount ads

Stolen product photos and steep discounts lure payments for missing or misrepresented goods.

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If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Prices are unusually low

Before paying

Check seller reviews across sources

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If you paid or shared details

Preserve the order and advertising

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Start with these three signs

  • Prices are unusually low
  • Return address cannot be verified
  • Insists on hard-to-reverse payment methods

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    Social promotions, search results, or newly created shops.

  2. The lure

    Limited clearance and prices far below market levels.

  3. The demand and outcome

    Urgency bypasses seller checks, while fabricated reviews make a new shop look established.

Verify these things before paying

  1. Check seller reviews across sources
  2. Confirm delivery and return terms
  3. Use payments offering dispute procedures

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Preserve the order and advertising
  2. Raise a dispute with platform and provider
  3. Report a fabricated seller to police

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Product listing
Seller details
Order receipt
Seller correspondence

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Publisher location：United States · EnglishOpen the original reference ↗https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/online-shopping

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.

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