To this day, such a type of criminal activity as fraud is widely prevalent in social networks using fraudulent online stores under the pretense of selling various goods, whether furniture, electronic equipment, clothing, flowers or other goods.

The scheme works as follows:

• – The cost of the listed goods with such sellers is much lower than market price;
• – Fraudsters beforehand claim that demand and time are limited, thereby creating an artificial sense of urgency;

– Often the buyer makes a prepayment or pays for the entire item being purchased, but remains without money and without purchase.

Unfortunately, this type of fraud remains one of the most relevant and up-to-date even today. Trusting citizens fall victim to tempting offers, lose their savings, and after that seek help from law enforcement officials of Mogilevshchina.

To avoid becoming a victim of fraudsters when buying various goods, it is important to be vigilant and not succumb to suspicious offers.

It is important to pay attention to the following factors:

Too good offers

Fraudsters often create the appearance of low prices on quality goods whose actual cost on official trading platforms is several times higher compared to the price in fraudulent online stores.

Suspicious accounts

One must pay attention to accounts with a low number of subscribers, comments, absence of publications or strange usernames.

Creating a sense of urgency

Fraudsters often create an artificial sense of urgency, whether it's a big discount on the product or receiving an additional gift upon making an order, forcing people to act hastily, which prevents citizens from properly analyzing the situation.

Inflating positive reviews

Fraudsters often create many positive reviews through bots or fake accounts that look too template-like or repeatedly repeated.