On World Consumer Rights Day, Mouthshut.com CEO and Founder Faisal Farooqui highlight the tricks and traps to watch out for while shopping online.
Online Frauds are more trending as compared to stats of previous years. The different kinds of Frauds that anyone can be vulnerable of are identity theft; wherein the person who is trying to insecurely impersonate you and shop using your account can inherit your identity can very cleanly shop online and sometimes use your e-wallet balance too.
Friendly fraud; wherein the person committing fraud will try to be very friendly to you via different social media platforms an try to collect all your personal data and commit fraud using it against you, and many more.....
Here are top 10 tips for which will help you :
1. Ask someone who has already experienced shopping online using e-commerce websites for better relevant decision. You can also read genuine reviews from Mouthshut.com and conclude with a very knowledgeable decision.
2. Go hunting for Discounts and Offers, to help you save a lot of money.
3. Always read the exchange and return policies and take a screenshot of them to have a proof of what the company tried offering you in case they deny.
4. Many online e-commerce websites are insecure try avoiding them completely. A simple step is to check if they have implemented SSL.
5. Try contacting Customer Care agents before buying any product to check their availability.
6. Beware of false sellers and false buyers on websites like Olx, Quickr, eBay, etc.
7. Create your password as difficult to guess as possible, with a combination of letters, special characters, and numbers.
8. Check out rates offered by different websites for the same product, compare them and then buy the best deal.
9. Always Reviews on Mouthshut.com to help other users with their decision.
10. Keep a track on your account activities always to avoid frauds.
HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!
Links to refer::
https://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/General-Tips-on-Online-Frauds-reviews-925103540
https://www.mouthshut.com/review/General-Tips-on-Online-Frauds-review-qlrpssusqsm
https://www.mouthshut.com/review/Online-Shopping-Experience-review-tppmmmmsls
https://www.mouthshut.com/review/Amazon-in-review-uusqsorlron
http://ncdrc.nic.in/bare_acts/Consumer%20Protection%20Act-1986.html
https://www.mouthshut.com/review/Flipkart-com-review-nqpqqtottpn
https://www.mouthshut.com/review/Snapdeal-com-review-mrlrsmqllr
Show: Jo Khabardaar Hai, Wo Samajhdaar Hai!
Channel: CNBC Awaaz
Date: March 15, 2016
