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09/27/2016
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In recent months, they have been reported in cases of internet consumers victims of famous e-commerce sites clones. In these scams, swindlers create an identical site to a well-known online store, offering him products for a price well below the average practiced by the market. After that disclose links these offers by email, social networks or messaging applications. According to Procon-MG, a member body of the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG), unfortunately, many consumers, when faced with such offers, do not realize that this coup and give sequence to the alleged buying process by providing data from their credit card or pay slips.
Thus, the Procon-MG recommends that, because it is a crime against consumers, people who have been victims of this scam to record police report in the Consumer Office (Martim de Carvalho Street, 94 - Belo Horizonte) or at the police station nearest.
To prevent other consumers from being duped by scams like this, Procon-MG also gathered some tips for online purchases are made safer.
1. Keep your computer, smartphone or other device to access the Internet with updated antivirus system;
2. Avoid the use of computers, smartphones or other Internet access device to others;
3. Avoid using public wi-fi connection networks or shops to access the Internet from your device. If necessary to use these networks, never make purchase or access banking services through them;
4. Use extreme caution if you receive a bank e-mail, because, in general, are lures for scams. Never answer such messages! If you were in doubt about the veracity of the message, contact your bank. And if you make telephone contact, make sure that the phone number for which will link really is the financial institution;
5. Do not buy on impulse, because often a careful analysis of the misleading offer or the cloned site will allow the consumer to identify the coup;
6. Be wary of offers of products or services at prices well below market. This is perhaps the biggest draw for online scams;
7. Research experiences that other consumers had to shop. Several sites offer this information.
8. See if the supplier has, on the site, the CNPJ, address, telephone, e-mail. The more ways to make contact, you will more easily in case of problems. Never buy from a website that discloses only a cell phone as a contact;
9. Check the privacy policy of the site, as well as the exchange policy and discards;
10. If the site asking for data such as name of family and place of birth, be suspicious. Only enter data required to purchase;
11. Before finalizing your purchase, make sure the e-mail address starts with "https" and the website displays in the browser bar, the design of a colorful and closed padlock (on some sites, the lock design appears only when the consumer inserts the user name and password);
12. Doubt is the only possible form of payment for deposit account or individual savings;
13. If payment is chosen bank, before the pay check that the ticket is in the store name where the purchase was made;
14. Follow often the movements of your credit card;
Source: Procon-MG
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