11 Ways to Check if a Website is Legit or Trying to Scam You

One in ten of U.S. adults will fall victim to a scam or fraud every year. The types of online fraud continue to grow with the increase of internet sites and advances in technology. To protect yourself, here are some recommendations and resources that will help you identify whether a website is legit or trying to scam you.

1 | Carefully Look at the Address Bar and URL
Be sure that the site is secured by looking at the address bar (URL) to see if there is an “s” in the URL, which should look like this “https://” to start with or has a lock symbol in the address bar. This does not guarantee against a scam site, but it shows that the site owner is using secured encryption processes to transfer data and protect itself from hackers.