ONLINE SHOPPING (DOS AND DON'TS)

Make sure the online stores are established ones

• Dos

• Don'ts

Don't get carried away by cheaper items.

• Dos

• Don'ts

Don't accept delivery without any proof or protection against fraud.

• Dos

• Don'ts

Don't buy goods from unknown online vendors.

• Dos

• Don'ts

Read through reviews to make sure the online stores are reputable ones.

• Dos

• Don'ts

Make a video recording of the delivery and opening of the parcel.

• Dos

• Don'ts

When is it safe to make online payments through mobile phones?

• If you have installed firewalls

• If your mom told you to do so

• If the seller has given the bills

• If you have installed antivirus software

What happens if you are cheated by a fake online shopping site?

• let it be

• get in touch with the website or the seller

• go to the police station and file a report

• call the courier service company

If you know it is a safe site, what would you do when you find you are cheated?

• Call the site / seller

• Post it on your social media to expose the fraudster

• Give a five star feedback to the site

• Write to the site, detailing the fraud, product details and mode of payment

Give ways in which you can ensure a faster response from the e-retailer.

• I will register a complaint with the district or state consumer association

• I will file a report at the police station

• I will upload my complaint or video on microblogging sites like X with the company's handle

• I will do nothing and just accept it