Nearly one in five consumers victim to e-shopping frauds

E-shopping. Seven in 10 internet users are online buyers in Greece, a sign that e-commerce has established itself among consumers' habits, per the Hellenic Retail Business Association (SELPE). It showed e-commerce has matured since the pandemic, with 45% of users having made an online purchase in the last 15 days, up from 39% in June 2022.

Nearly one in five Greek consumers have fallen victim to online shopping scams during holiday seasons, a survey conducted by the Swedish financial services company Klarna showed.

"Consumers have to be especially careful when shopping online, as there is danger of falling victim to online frauds by suspicious outlets," said Ilias Pitsavos, the head of Klarna's Greek division.

Figures show that some 18% of Greek consumers have fallen victim to e-shopping fraud during the recent holiday seasons. Those aged 18 to 26 years old represent 26% of victims, the highest of all in Greece.

Klarna published a guideline aimed to help consumers stay safe while shopping online.

Some of the key giveaways of a possible e-shopping scam are unreasonably high sales, prerequisites of advanced payment, as well as ambiguous refund policies.

Consumers are also advised to...

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