Most Common Types of Scams and Fraud.
Consumer
Frauds especially online frauds are on the rise with each day. It is estimated
that more than 30 million fall prey to these kinds of frauds every year. These
kinds of frauds are widespread on the Internet. Advertising products and
services and offering them at very low rates is a common type of fraud that
many people have been fallen prey to.
At
Consumer Sathi we receive daily consumer complaints against such companies and
sellers. It is vital that you always remain vigilant. Below is a list of some
fraudulent companies and sellers that you should never invest or buy any
product or service from them.
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Shopluh- Shopluh is an online
woman clothing and accessories portal that has duped a lot of people. They
advertise fancy apparel and clothing on their website and Instagram handles.
The most common types of complaint against them are the poor quality of the product
that the consumers receive from them. Sometimes either the product is missing
or there is a difference in the number of products received. Shopluh tries to
manipulate its customers by putting up fake contact details and addresses.
Never purchase anything from
this
company.
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FoneMania- Fone Mania is another fraudulent
website that cons consumers by advertising electronic devices and gadgets at
throwaway prices. Their main product the “I Phone 6s” which they offer at
Rs.3800 seeing such low prices some people get trapped and pay this amount only
to get disappointed when they don’t receive the product. It is so obvious that
no one can give you an Apple IPhone at such a low cost but still, such scams dupe a lot
of people.
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Hoodlery- Hoodlery is another
fashion and clothing accessories website that offers various apparel and other
items. They advertise products on their websites which seem to be very good in
appearance and they mention their prices in Dollars to give an illusion of being
an international website. Do not make any purchase from them however good that
product seems. They just accept pre-paid orders and the customers receive a low-quality product or in some cases, they do not receive anything.
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Think Herbal- Perhaps the biggest
fraudulent company that we have come across “Think Herbal “ is an Ayurvedic and
herbal company. They dupe people by offering them the franchise opportunities of
their brand. They charge people anywhere from 5000 to 40000 depending upon the
quantity of product a particular person orders. In some of the instances where
we have received the complaint people have either received half of the products
or not at all.
These
are some of the examples of fraudulent companies and sellers that are duping
people on the Internet and misusing the same. These companies are hard to trace
and follow up as they use proxy names and networks to operate. We very much advice people to stay away from
such websites and sellers how good the website seems to be but remember these
are not genuine sites and don’t give away your hard earned money to such
frauds. If you have come across any of these frauds or have been victim then
file your consumer complaint at www.consumersathi.com