Avoid fraud with these tips by Pepperfry

Feb 14
08:53

2013

Sharad Gaikwad

Sharad Gaikwad

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Contrary to the perception that e-commerce sites are fraud, Pepperfry.com believes that shopping online should not just be convenient for the user but also safe.

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Infact transactional safety is the top priority for the portal. The portal understands that without providing proper customer service there is no way that a company can gain the trust of the user to shop online; that too in a market like India; where people are wary of spending their money online by default.

Pepperfry.com understands that not everyone is comfortable shopping online. This discomfort results in lack of faith and resulting in Pepperfry fraud stories. Therefore as a responsibility it has given out a few tips for its customers to keep in mind while shopping online. If adhered to these tips can be beneficial to the user in the longer run and will also benefit the future of online commerce portals.

It is advised that users opt for the cash on delivery option as much as possible. If however there is no such option available it is better to use your credit card for shopping online. The reason for this is that credit cards provide more time to block the card if the security access gets stolen while doing the transaction. By the time you will get to know that there has been theft online through a debit card transaction,Avoid fraud with these tips by Pepperfry Articles it will be too late for you to save the last penny in your account. Therefore the order of payment options should be cash on delivery, credit card, and debit card. The best part about cash on delivery is that you can touch and feel the product and check if it matches what you ordered online. If it doesn’t match you can return it to the company. There is an assurance that your money is not stuck and you can always pay later.

Another option is to use gift cards. A lot of banks these days provide its customers with gift cards. They are much more trustworthy since it has been issued from a financial institution. Since it is your bank it would not be careless in giving you a gift card from a fraud company hence the probability of safety of transaction is higher. It is therefore the responsibility of the bank to check the authenticity of the company/portal. Not just that these gift cards give you additional discounts on the purchase and payment installment options too.

Another thing to check without fail is the security certification of the online portal. NEVER MAKE A TRANSACTION WITHOUT CHECKING THE SECURITY CERTIFICATION. You can see the certification at the end of the webpage. Also if the site is secure it will start with https:/ and not http:/. Had the Pepperfry fraud stories been true, the website would not have cleared these basic security tests.

It is important that online users remember these few things while shopping to avoid any complications in the transaction. Pepper fry aims for 100% customer satisfaction and works to achieve the same. You can always contact the representative from the portal in case you come across Pepperfry Fraud case studies online that make you apprehensive about the brand.

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