How to protect yourself against fraudulent payments? Helpful tips while trying products.

I am following up on the forum from the previous days when you started a lively discussion.

I outlined what not to do when you are a maker and what to do when you want to be more trustworthy.

Today, I will share the opposite.

This will be helpful if:
• You are at the stage of an “innovator” or an “early adopter.”
• You want to try new products (e.g. from ProductHunt).
• You do not have to lose your money very quickly.

Since I've been a first-time user in the past, it's often taken a few risks. And yes, there have been scams,

TL;DR: I've been scammed. 🥲😀

So if you learn from my mistakes, it will be a little win for me.

My “How not to be scammed” points:

👉 Try to find out who owns the site (which company, person), sometimes it's in the Terms & Conditions, and sometimes it can be found from the registered domain.
👉 Try to find reviews from other users, such as Trustpilot. Also verify the authenticity of reviewers (reviewer history, their profile photos, etc.).
👉 Use test emails to test products.
👉 Have a card specifically designed for frauds – have a very small, limited amount of money on it. Unless you can cancel the trial version, you won't lose a large amount.
👉 The ideal case is to have a spare device – a laptop or smartphone – from which you can try out different products.

These are mine.

I will be glad to hear about your protection against suspicious products.