learn: check your web is fake or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   Check out the address bar – is the site verified by google? Most large, safe sites will be verified, and the address bar will display either a location or a safety ranking.
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   Look at the Google SafeBrowse report. Simply type in “http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=” before the site address in the address bar; Google will give out a report about this specific site^[1].
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   Visit the Whois website featured in the Sources section of this article to validate and assess the company's information.

   • Type the company's website or domain into the "Lookup" box provided on the Whois website and click on the "Go" button.
   • Scroll down the Whois Lookup results page to verify if the information provided matches up with the information on the company's website; such as their country, official contact information, the amount of time they have owned the website or that verifies the website is associated with that program or award.
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   Look at content and photos on the website to make sure they are original and related to the company's products and services.

   • Legitimate websites will usually publish detailed content or information about their business and products and will not copy and paste content from other websites.
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   Look at the website address in the address bar of your Internet browser to verify that the website or links you have clicked on did not redirect you elsewhere.
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   Read through the website's terms and conditions before doing business with them to check for understanding and to verify the terms and conditions make sense.
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   Verify that the website's checkout or payment page is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) secured to protect your credit card number and other personal information you enter.

   • SSL secured pages will begin with "[https" https"] instead of "[http" http"] at the beginning of the web address.
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   Type the company's name into a major search engine to see if they appear in search results and to see if they are mentioned anywhere else on the Internet.

   • You may also want to search for the business on consumer review websites such as the Better Business Bureau to seek customer feedback and reviews.