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How to spot fake websites
Many websites appear every day, and not all of them are legitimate or serious.
- The first thing to check is the legal notice. It must contain the identity of the company or person managing the site, as well as a postal address.
- For websites outside France, choose secure PayPal payment whenever possible. It protects your purchases and gives you additional guarantees.
- Also check reviews of the seller. If there are only negative reviews, run away!
- At payment time, you should arrive on the website of the payment provider: PayPal, Payzen, Ogone, Payline, a bank, and so on.
If the payment appears directly on the merchant website like this, it is fake.