In today’s online-driven world, personal data is like a sacred treasure for third-party companies. They take your personal details and use it to try to sell you things that you’ve shopped for before, like CBD or cannabis-related products – did you know it’s been happening lately at a rapid rate? Some of these companies are using data they got from somewhere else to target people. Read our guide below on how you can protect yourself from scammers.
Common Methods of Scamming
1) Are you receiving emails from third-party vendors you’ve never shopped at before?
For personal safety, it’s best you do not click on any links that are embedded within the email. As these links tend to be either malicious and can potentially compromise your personal information. Ensure the email ends with @cbdmagic.co or @cbdmagic.ca.
2) Are they offering you discounts or coupons from websites you don’t recognize?
It’s a little bit fishy if they are offering you a big discount in order to get you to buy their products for the first time. Refer below to example of a scam type of email:
3) Are they making things personal with you like using your real name?
Addressing you by your first name is one easy way they can lure you into their marketing trap. Do not fall for this!
4) Are they aggressive with their communication in a bid to get you to buy in to their products?
Third-party marketers are particularly aggressive, and it comes a point where too much aggressive communication is a way of showing desperation for your business.
1) Are you receiving emails from third-party vendors you’ve never shopped at before?
For personal safety, it’s best you do not click on any links that are embedded within the email. As these links tend to be either malicious and can potentially compromise your personal information. Ensure the email ends with @cbdmagic.co or @cbdmagic.ca.
2) Are they offering you discounts or coupons from websites you don’t recognize?
It’s a little bit fishy if they are offering you a big discount in order to get you to buy their products for the first time. Refer below to example of a scam type of email:
3) Are they making things personal with you like using your real name?
Addressing you by your first name is one easy way they can lure you into their marketing trap. Do not fall for this!
4) Are they aggressive with their communication in a bid to get you to buy in to their products?
Third-party marketers are particularly aggressive, and it comes a point where too much aggressive communication is a way of showing desperation for your business.
This is an example image of an website scam:
Text
1) Are you receiving any text messages from unsaved & unknown numbers
Do not reply or respond to any text messages. CBDMagic nor its affiliates send any promos/sales via SMS. Please refer to the image below to as an example of scam texts:
2) Is the content of the text message regarding an order?
Often times, these scammers will send you messages that require your response. Do not click or take any action as these are usually fear-induced tactics to get you to reply or respond.
3) Do they keep messaging you even though you never responded?
Refer to the infographic for examples of how third-party vendors will try to get you to bite. They will list their website domain in the message in an effort to get you to click on their website.
Phone
Are you receiving phone calls from third-party marketers or companies trying to sell you their products?
If so, we strongly recommend you do your due diligence before taking action to ensure you are buying from a trusted and reputable company. We only have one support phone number 1 (844) 522-4223 (LAB4CBD) to reach us.
Text
1) Are you receiving any text messages from unsaved & unknown numbers
Do not reply or respond to any text messages. CBDMagic nor its affiliates send any promos/sales via SMS. Please refer to the image below to as an example of scam texts:
2) Is the content of the text message regarding an order?
Often times, these scammers will send you messages that require your response. Do not click or take any action as these are usually fear-induced tactics to get you to reply or respond.
3) Do they keep messaging you even though you never responded?
Refer to the infographic for examples of how third-party vendors will try to get you to bite. They will list their website domain in the message in an effort to get you to click on their website.
This is an example image of a text scam:
Phone
Are you receiving phone calls from third-party marketers or companies trying to sell you their products?
If so, we strongly recommend you do your due diligence before taking action to ensure you are buying from a trusted and reputable company. We only have one support phone number 1 (844) 522-4223 (LAB4CBD) to reach us.
Website
1) Does the website seem credible and trustworthy upon first glance?
Often times, a poorly designed website indicates an illegitimate and/or unprofessional organization. Our website domain is cbdmagic.co.
2) Does the website take longer than usual to load?
Longer than usual loading times means they are using a bad hosting company, which means your time is not valued or appreciated.
3) Do they have lab reports for each of their products?
If no lab reports are present, it’s more than likely their products are fake, ineffective and not what they are advertised as.
Website
1) Does the website seem credible and trustworthy upon first glance?
Often times, a poorly designed website indicates an illegitimate and/or unprofessional organization. Our website domain is cbdmagic.co.
2) Does the website take longer than usual to load?
Longer than usual loading times means they are using a bad hosting company, which means your time is not valued or appreciated.
3) Do they have lab reports for each of their products?
If no lab reports are present, it’s more than likely their products are fake, ineffective and not what they are advertised as.
This is an example image of an untrusted website:
4) Do they have a secure payment processing system?
Most companies do not have a secure payment processing in place to protect yourself from fraudulent transactions, which could easily lead to getting your credit cards or personal banking information compromised.
5) Do they have legitimate customer reviews?
Ensure that their website reviews are legitimate from real customers, you can easily distinguish this by seeing if they use trusted third-party review websites like Google Reviews & TrustPilot.
6) Do they have a dedicated customer service support line?
Most scammers do not provide any means of communication, which means that they do not want to be directly contacted in order to prevent themselves from being revealed. See if there’s a phone number, email or chat available. Do they respond to your inquiries and does anyone pick up to answer any questions you may have?
4) Do they have a secure payment processing system?
Most companies do not have a secure payment processing in place to protect yourself from fraudulent transactions, which could easily lead to getting your credit cards or personal banking information compromised.
5) Do they have legitimate customer reviews?
Ensure that their website reviews are legitimate from real customers, you can easily distinguish this by seeing if they use trusted third-party review websites like Google Reviews & TrustPilot.
6) Do they have a dedicated customer service support line?
Most scammers do not provide any means of communication, which means that they do not want to be directly contacted in order to prevent themselves from being revealed. See if there’s a phone number, email or chat available. Do they respond to your inquiries and does anyone pick up to answer any questions you may have?
Product Offerings
1) Are they offering cheaper prices for the same quality of products you bought before?
It should raise alarm bells that they are offering you similar products you’ve purchased before at a fraction of the price. This is usually indicative of lower quality ingredients from an untrusted source.
2) Do they have a strict manufacturing process that adheres to GMP standards?
Most scam companies do not have standards when it comes to product manufacturing, ensure you check on their website to see if they are using trusted manufacturing methods. Furthermore, if their products do not have lot numbers or batch numbers that can be verified, that can be a telltale sign they are using bad manufacturing practices.
Brand Imitation
Do these companies show signs of imitating other top CBD brands like CBDMagic and CBD2HEAL?
Lately, there has been an uptick of phoney CBD products mimicking our products using our branding, packaging and similar product offerings. In an attempt to scam you, they will often try to copy our packaging and branding to trick you into thinking you are buying a high-quality product.
Brand Imitation
Do these companies show signs of imitating other top CBD brands like CBDMagic and CBD2HEAL?
Lately, there has been an uptick of phoney CBD products mimicking our products using our branding, packaging and similar product offerings. In an attempt to scam you, they will often try to copy our packaging and branding to trick you into thinking you are buying a high-quality product.
This is an example image of fake producs:
Protecting yourself from unknown CBD or cannabis-related companies involves being cautious and doing your due diligence to ensure you are not buying from an untrusted seller. One crucial step is to be mindful of the websites you visit and seeing what they are offering, and at what price. Often times, these cheaper products are actually scams to get you to buy something that isn’t of the same quality in order to get your business. No one wants to be scammed or sold something that is ineffective and inferior.
After reading our comprehensive guide on how to protect yourself from scammers, shop online with CBDMagic for Canada’s most trusted CBD oil.