This Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to support South Australian retailers with the additional benefit of avoiding the danger of online shopping scams.
The Malinauskas Labor Government is warning people to protect themselves from scams and encouraging them to support local businesses when purchasing gifts.
As online shopping continues to grow in popularity, convincing scams are more prolific with dodgy sellers often using social media to target unsuspecting shoppers and direct them to fake websites.
These websites can look like legitimate retailers’ websites and we advise checking the URL or searching for the retailer direct in your browser.
Searching for independent reviews of the item can also reveal a fake trader or online shopping scam.
Shopping with local brands you know and trust, while keeping an eye out for unusually low prices, uncommon payment options such as a wire transfer and mock websites, is the best way to avoid being scammed.
South Australia is home to an incredible array of small businesses – both bricks and mortar and online – and this Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to support local retailers when shopping for gifts.
For more information about shopping safely, go to https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/campaigns/gift-tips-as-we-celebrate-mothers
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Attributable to Andrea Michaels
This Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to support South Australian retailers with the additional benefit of avoiding the danger of online shopping scams.
It’s great to be able to purchase thoughtful gifts so easily for mum with gift ideas popping up on social media at this time of year, but people need to be mindful of scams, which are often targeted around major holidays.
Be wary of anything that looks suspicious including unusually low prices and search for retailers’ websites via your browser to ensure they are legitimate.
Shopping with locals brands you know and trust is the best way to avoid being scammed and we have so many South Australian businesses, both online and bricks and mortar, with a fantastic array of gifts for Mum this Mother’s Day.
Attributable to Dini Soulio, Commissioner for Consumer Affairs
Most products and services have automatic consumer guarantees.
This means a remedy must be provided if a product is faulty or if a buyer receives the wrong item.
Consumer rights also apply to gift cards – a popular option for Mother’s Day. Buyers should check the terms and conditions of the card to ensure they suit the recipient.
If consumers have problems with goods or services purchased from a business, we encourage them to approach the trader in the first instance to try and resolve the matter.
If this is unsuccessful, they can lodge a complaint with Consumer and Business Services.
