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Misappropriation of consumers' money - A scam by Flipkart ? (Part 2)

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Corona Pandemic- Is it a blessing in disguise for Flipkart to deceive Indian Consumers? The first part of the article on the subject was published in this blog on 27th June 2020. The link of the article is given below: http://skvirmani-jagograhak.blogspot.com/2020/06/misappropriation-of-consumers-money.html This post is in continuation to the first part as lot many complaints were being noticed on social media like Tweeter and hence bringing out part 2. Number of complaints were received and due to limitation of the space, and paucity of time could not be included in the original post. The first part of the article had three complaints. The complaint at S.No. 3 of the first part is updated in this part as some development took place.   Addendum to article –Misappropriation of consumer’s money-A financial scam by Flipkart?  Case No. 3 (Revised) ...

Advisories for Online Shopping- Prevention better than cure

Advisories for Online Shopping- Prevention better than cure 1 . Check with the manufacturer / distributors whether e-commerce websites are listed as their authorized resellers for the products you wish to buy.   2. Avoid shopping at Cyber Café. Cyber-café are highly insecure for payments through credit / debit cards.   3. Use only trusted web-sites for on-line shopping through trusted payment gateways.   4. Before doing any shopping at on-line shopping store; please ensure that the site has provided proper details of customer care in their link ‘contact-us’ with telephone number, email ids, postal address etc. If possible, verify details of telephone number and email id by giving a call and mail to seek some details about some products.   5. Provide complete details in the order form including mobile number, email id.   6. Study the complete terms and conditions including delivery commitments, refund policies and process for warranty replacements, after-sa...