The ability to spot online scams is an important skill to have as the virtual world is increasingly becoming a part of every facet of our lives. There are fraudsters making all kinds of claims to trap victims online - from fake investment opportunities to online stores - and the internet allows them to operate from any part of the world with anonymity. If you have to enter your data, never do this without checking if an SSL certificate protects your information.Īs the influence of the internet rises, so does the prevalence of online scams.
However, there are different levels of certification and scammers also install a free SSL certificate. Professional companies use an SSL certificate to encrypt communication between your computer and their website. We reduced the trust score of the website as a result.Ī valid SSL certificate was found. This may be a chance but it may also because the "Know your customer" process of the registrar is poor or non-existing. The domain registration company seems to attract websites with a low to very low trust score. This registrar has a high percentage of spammers and fraud sites. We consider the country of origin in our algorithm but only other factors found (like products offered on the site) may result in a low score. Many developing countries are considered high risk. Countries with a high risk are countries identified by the International Banking Federation as having a high level of fraud and corruption. This website is located on a server in a high-risk country. So checking a website remains a necessity. In some cases, scammers have been found to buy existing domain names and start their malicious practice here. However, the age of the website is unfortunately no guarantee. The longer a website exists, the more it can be expected that it is legit.
This website has been set-up several years ago.
Most scammers sell the name of their websites after a few months once their scam has become common knowledge.
Companies who register their domain name for a longer-term (up to 10 years) mean to continue their business for a long time. Most website owners only register their domain name for one year and renew every year. The name of the website has been claimed for more than a year in advance. A popular website however should have a higher ranking. You can expect this from a small, starting or niche website. This means that the number of visitors to this website is quite low. According to Tranco this site has a low Tranco rank.
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