How do I spot fake shopping sites and avoid being scammed?

1. Use websites having “https” instead of “http". “https" is highest security in website. It costs a lot of money to get that protection, so no scammer would spend this much money(most of the time). There is a padlock next to website name which shows this website is secure or not.
2. Use only trusted websites like Amazon which you have heard of before and are there in business from several years.
3. Always check the domain name i.e. some scammers use “Amaz0n" and we people in hurry think it as “Amazon". So check every letter before even clicking on that link.
4. When doing payment check the security of that like 64 bit protection or 128 bit protection. Higher the better.
5. Never click on short-URL like “bit-ly” which comes in your whatsapp, sms etc.

So, these are some of the safety measures which we can take care of and prevent ourselves from getting scammed.