Buying things online is a bit like going fishing in a murky pond—you might catch something amazing… or you might reel in a boot full of disappointment. The internet is basically one giant bazaar where legitimate stores sit right next to shady “businesses” run by a guy named Dave in his basement, who swears that Gucci makes fanny packs out of recycled trash bags. One moment you’re buying a perfectly fine coffee mug, the next you’ve accidentally pre-ordered a “limited edition collectible” that turns out to be a keychain with suspicious glue stains.

Scammers are the real final boss of online shopping. They use fake reviews, too-good-to-be-true prices, and product photos so heavily Photoshopped they could win a digital beauty pageant. They’ll promise you a diamond ring and send you a “diamond-shaped” rock from their driveway. And when you complain? Poof—they vanish into the internet mist like cyber-ninjas, leaving behind only a trail of typos and broken customer service links. The moral? If the deal looks like it was written by someone using Google Translate on a bumpy bus ride, maybe close the tab and back away slowly.