Here's how to spot a fake item on Amazon.
Amazon has become the superstore of the millennial generation, a one-stop shop for anything and everything that you can then have delivered straight to your door — often for free if you're also an Amazon Prime member. With the incredible convenience comes one major issue: Amazon can be a counterfeiter's dream.
People don't generally sell really expensive stuff for way less than other vendors without a specific reason — one that you should be able to confirm. When you can't confirm a reason, the odds are the product is a scam rather than a miraculous bargain. Although it's not a catch-all, if you only order items that are available with Amazon Prime, you can decrease the chances of being fooled.
When there's a series of excessively positive reviews for an item, it can be a bad sign. In particular, if every review is five stars or features suspicious language, it's possible that someone is composing false reviews with the goal of deceiving potential customers. Instead of allowing you to pay on Amazon's site for the item you want, the third-party seller will ask you to text him. Upon texting, you'll receive texts or emails that ask you to purchase an Amazon gift card for the amount of your purchase. You will likely be asked to provide the card number to the seller, but once the seller receives the Amazon gift card number, you'll never hear from him again.
You can do a Google reverse image search to see if you can find the photograph elsewhere, and if it comes from another existing ad, there's a pretty good chance the photo is pulled from the internet to avoid using a real one.
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