With the rapid development of e-commerce, the network scam become more and more rampant. According to the report of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) , phishing caused losses from 265 million dollars in 2008 rose to 560 million dollars in 2009. Since 2004, we have been engaged in e-commerce 7 years, have done struggle with a variety of scams, accumulated rich experience in scam prevention. For the healthy development of e-commerce, to maintain the credibility of honest merchant, we conclude the following 10 unique anti-scam skill, let scams nowhere to hide.
1. Check Domain register information
As we know, great company always exist a long time, an old website is more secure than new. How can you tell a website is new or old? Click here you can get the site domain register information: http://whois.domaintools.com/, including register time, register name and business address. A scam will provide incomplete or false information and the site they register must be not long. Therefore, the longer the site was registered with more detailed register information, the higher credibility the site has.
2. Check whether they have business in authoritative third-party trading platform
In general, a good merchant will use authoritative third party trading platform selling products, this is a symbol of strength. Common third-party trading platform have Alibaba, eBay, Amazons, etc... These third-party trading platform are transparent and fair, especially the credibility of their evaluation system is perfect. You can obtain more objective information from them. For example, search business name Alibaba from Google, and you can confirm whether this site registered and its level.
3. Check whether they pass the third-party network security certification
McAfee and VeriSign are the world's most authoritative network security certification with strictly business identity confirm system, they frequently scan site, to ensure security of the site free of Trojan, viruses and other threats. Don't choose a site without such certification logo. (Note: Many sites, just hang a symbol, not been authenticated, you should be especially careful.)
4. Check whether exist price trap
Don't believe "sth falls into one's lap" , when meet a product incredible far below market price, they will produce the impulse to buy. Please remember high price doesn't necessarily lead to a high-quality product, as the same low price doesn’t means the high-quality too. Maybe the product is defective, imitate products or they will not delivery. Except an honest merchant may clearance, discount, offer coupons.
5. Check whether they support PayPal payment
PayPal is a payment that tend to protect buyer in trading. If a customer does not receive goods or received goods does not match with the description, he can initiate a dispute within 45 days and get full refund without any excuses. Moreover, the frequent complaints by customers, or fake and shoddy products will lead to his PayPal account frozen soon. Therefore, choose companies who support PayPal payment is more secure.
6. Check whether they support Business Bank Account payment
An excellent online shopping site, must have the local government legal business license, and they will have a business bank account. Otherwise, it is personal business. When you do a large wholesale business which involving in large order, please pay to the company bank account, in order to get better protection of the law.
7. Check whether they have customer interaction platform
Customer comments, views and experience of using the product is directly affect the next customer purchase product or not. An honest business, will allow customers to write product reviews, forum, blog and social networks (facebook, twitter, youtube) to express their views and opinions. But as a cheater, it would not provide the platform for you.
8. Check whether the site professional
Details determine success or failure, a professional B2C sites must pay much attention to details, including Help Before Ordering, Help After Ordering, Points, Coupons, Affiliate Program, Track Order, New Arrivals RSS and many other services, the site also provide detailed Company Info and a clear Return Policy. Scam will not waste time on these details.
9. Check whether they support face to face transactions
You can also entrust local friends or business partners, home delivery. If it doesn't support the transaction in person or not provide detailed address, it is certainly a cheater no doubt. When you want to make large wholesale business, be sure to use this way to avoid being cheated.
10. Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth
If all of above are not sufficient to judge whether it is a cheater or not, this is the last skill. You can place a small order in order to verify, you will get the result soon. Even if the deception, the loss is not big. In fact, the scams will ignore your small orders, they will directly refund or ask you to add more.
http://www.tomtop.com/blog/antiscam/
PJL 5th September 2010
