Scams
Fake online shop
In Turkish: Sahte alışveriş sitesi
A shop that copies real products and prices far below the market to take payments and then never deliver, or to steal card data.
Fake shops often run social media ads for weeks, show famous brands at a deep discount and add urgency such as "only 3 left". The site may look professional, with copied photos and bought reviews.
Either the order never arrives, or the card details you typed are used elsewhere. A price that only makes sense if the seller is a scammer is the main warning sign.
What to do
- Check the address, company details and independent reviews before paying a shop you do not know.
- Use the Site Check tool on an unfamiliar shop, and pay with a virtual or low-limit card.
- If you already paid, call your bank right away to block the card and ask about a dispute.
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Try it
Free tools that put this to use.
- Website security check
Grade a website's security headers, HTTPS and protection against forged email.
- Lookalike domain finder
See which fake spellings of your domain already exist, the kind used for phishing.