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Neil McCauley
29-02-2016, 09:53
Jess Bown (AOL) writes: Beware websites selling goods under false pretences...

Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them.

This week, we explain how fraudsters are using fake photographs to trick people into buying dodgy reproductions of the items shown.

How does it work?

When you buy something over the internet, you often base your choice on a picture of the item. But sometimes, when they arrive, the goods look nothing like they did in the photograph you saw online. In one recent case, a bride-to-be as tricked into buying what she thought was her dream wedding dress, only to be sent a poor imitation of the dress in the photo. Her problems started when she spotted a beautiful white dress with navy vintage lace advertised on Facebook.Clicking on the ad took her to a website called SammyDress, where the dress was about 70% cheaper than she had seen it elsewhere. However, when it was delivered, it was "a cheap, dirty piece of viscose that looked like a child's Halloween costume".

How can I avoid being caught out?

Before ordering items from an unknown website, it is ....

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