It’s a sale! Nope, it’s a scam. How to spot fake websites [Video]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s what we do. We Google to find what we’re looking for. In this case, an Apple iPad. One site has it for $600, one for $700, and one for $300. Wow, are you lucky or what?!?!?

“We know from people who reported to us on Scam Tracker and in studies that 50% of the people who lost money in an online shopping scam lost money because the deal seemed so good. They just couldn’t pass it up,” said Lechelle Yates, Better Business Bureau.  

The problem is you thought the deal was on Amazon, but it was a fake Amazon website that looked like the real thing. But how do you know if the scammers are that good?

“Think about when you see a link and you see something that looks great and you click …