Notable notice for November discounts on online purchases

Hakan Çevikoğlu, president of the E-Commerce Operators Association (ETİD), warned consumers about fraud ahead of November discounts to be held on e-commerce sites.

He stated that shopping days called “Singles’ Day”, “Shopping Friday”, “Teachers’ Day” and “Cyber ​​Monday” will be organized in Turkey in November, and said: “It is estimated that between 300 and 400 billion of liras In November we will spend it on shopping in Turkey.”

Çevikoğlu said: “This year, a total volume increase of more than 110 percent is expected compared to last year’s campaign period. The total expected volume of the campaign in Turkey exceeds 300-400 billion lira. “The e-commerce sector will close the year with approximately 1.3 trillion lire,” he said.

BEWARE OF SCAMMERS

Çevikoğlu, who also warned consumers against scammers, reported that spam and phishing practices increased during the most ideal shopping times.

Çevikoğlu pointed out that when you receive a good offer or discount via email, you should examine the embedded link and sometimes the visible link may differ from the directed address, and said:

“If you are in such a situation, please access the offer page directly through the official website. Only buy through official marketplaces and pay attention to web addresses if you are redirected to different landing pages. “If the address is different from the seller’s official address, check whether the offer on the site you are going to is real or not by searching the official website.”

THE TRUST SEAL MUST BE CHECKED

Çevikoğlu warned that the SSL certificate must be verified on the sites where purchases will be made and said that the certificate in question is an important indicator for safe purchases.

Çevikoğlu also stated that it should be verified whether the website where purchases will be made has the trust mark created by the Ministry of Commerce and awarded to reliable e-commerce sites. (AA)