Dodgy or not

[fadiouth]

Hi, I was looking at an ad on Facebook and liked a product but thought site might be dodgy, but it had a PayPal express payment option which I logged on through. I then panicked and thought what if they are phising me and have linked me to PayPal, as all my info came up, but collected my password etc. So I paused, logged into PayPal directly and changed my password. Can sites have a phoney link to PayPal and do what I feared? Or should I go back on and get that bargain 😂. The site was <Removed> I've never seen a site with that ending and couldn't find anything on Google. All advice gratefully received, Joseph

[kernowlass]

@fadiouth 

Check its not another of these???

Chinese Web Sites or on Social Media ads easy to spot (once you know the below signs) so buyer beware.

1. No return address on the returns policy. The site will look as if its in your country (where they despatch goods from) but they will ask for returns to go back to China (returns depot) at a shipping cost often more than the item is worth.
2. No contact telephone number. if you click on contact the most you will get is webmail or an email address.
3. Rarely company address information.
4. Great pictures of items at bargain prices that turn out to be tat.
5. Fake reviews.
6. Google and you can often see previous company names as they change them once enough claims roll in and Paypal stop them using their services and start over.
7. Send fake tracking numbers to win item non receipt of item claims.