Website real or fake, how to recognize? A Little Trick for Your Big Benefit – News18 Poll
Mumbai, November 15: Cyber crimes such as phishing, malware, ransomware and spyware attacks have recently increased. Nowadays we use digital services for payments and other activities on a large scale. But it has become imperative that we protect ourselves from fraud while using it. You may have seen public service announcements from the government and the police advising people to exercise caution when receiving unsolicited links or emails.
The modus operandi of cybercriminals is to create a website that looks real and trick people into entering their personal information. Now antivirus software can protect you from malware and viruses. There are some ways that can also protect you from falling prey to fraudulent websites.
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Read the domain name: If you are redirected to some website while browsing the internet, never proceed to enter any information before checking the domain name. Fraudsters often create addresses that look like addresses from popular sites like Amazon or Flipkart. But, if you look closely, there is always a slight difference in the name that you need to distinguish between the real and the fake.
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Use a secure payment gateway: When you shop online, especially from a new site, always choose a secure payment gateway at checkout. While you are entering your important bank account and credit card information, it is advised to be more careful and use trusted gateways like Paypal, Paytm and Razorpay.
Address Bar: When surfing the web, make sure the page has ‘https://’ at the top. The ‘S’ here indicates that this website is secure and uses encryption to transfer data. However, if there is no ‘S’, it does not mean that the website is fake but still it is advised to avoid entering your personal data on such sites.
Find the lock mark: If you look closely at the website address, you will see a padlock symbol. That icon technically shows that the site is secured by a TLS/SSL certificate. To be more sure, click on the lock and then click on ‘Connection is secure’. A text box will appear indicating that your information such as passwords and credit card numbers are secure when sent to the site.
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Check website rate: If you check the SSL certificate on the homepage and login page of the website, you will know whether the website is fake or real. Also check if the website has a lot of aggressive ads because if you open the website and see a lot of aggressive ads on the site, then understand that those ads may be related to viruses.
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