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Despite the technological development, and information security and protection e-fraud always finds a way. E-commerce is tempting land for scammers. Millions of people are buying tons of products every day and billions of dollars are spent. It is a temptation they can’t miss. So, they plant thousands of traps. Traps like fake websites, unreal auctions, unsecured    online payment gateway  portals, and more are waiting outside. They develop their methods exactly as technology develops. Normal users are the victims of these traps, especially in the lack of security awareness.  So, the first step is awareness enrichment. Yes, it is not the only procedure but it is a good start. Awareness reduces the rate of hackers and scammers attacks. This is the main goal of this article: Awareness. Let’s start.  What is E-Fraud? Generally, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right (Wikipedia). E-Fraud or Internet Fr...

According to Statista, Internet users spent the last quarter of 2018 in e-purchasing. Everyone spent an average of $4.52 per visit and sales of $2.842 trillion, which is expected to increase to $4.878 trillion in 2021. The high percentage of consumers spent most of their time buying fashion products. The percentage of clothes e-shoppers bought was 57%, while shoes was 47%. Electronics came in third place with 40%, followed by books, games and music by 36%, personal care by 32%, and food and beverages by 28%. Household appliances followed by 27%, furniture by 19%, and sports equipment by 18%, equivalent to the same percentage of toys and products of children. Personal supplies are in the penultimate position at 17%, while pet products are at the bottom of the list at 13%. Of these, you can conclude that the fashion and electronics market represent great share of e-commerce. If you want to enter the field of e-shopping, I advise you to start in one of these markets, but first you have to...