How do you determine whether a website is a scam [closed]
- by Tom
What's the best way to determine if a website is a scam.  For example, at first sight (no pun intended) the following website seems to be legitimate.  But the price of the product is suspiciously low (all the reviews point to an RRP of approximately £1000).
http://www.maxiargos.com/index.php/asus-zenbook-ux31e-dh72-13-3-inch-thin-and-light-ultrabook-silver-aluminum.html
Another indication is the lack of SSL for the checkout page, and lack of useful information in the WHOIS record.
  Registration Service Provided By: TMDHOSTING Contact: +1.8665325635
  
  Domain Name: MAXIARGOS.COM 
  
  Registrant:
      PrivacyProtect.org
      Domain Admin        ([email protected])
      ID#10760, PO Box 16
      Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
      Nobby Beach
      null,QLD 4218
      AU
      Tel. +45.36946676
  
  Creation Date: 09-Nov-2011   Expiration Date: 09-Nov-2012
  
  Domain servers in listed order:
      ns1.tmdhosting410.com
      ns2.tmdhosting410.com
  
  Administrative Contact:
      PrivacyProtect.org
      Domain Admin        ([email protected])
      ID#10760, PO Box 16
      Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
      Nobby Beach
      null,QLD 4218
      AU
      Tel. +45.36946676
  
  Technical Contact:
      PrivacyProtect.org
      Domain Admin        ([email protected])
      ID#10760, PO Box 16
      Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
      Nobby Beach
      null,QLD 4218
      AU
      Tel. +45.36946676
  
  Billing Contact:
      PrivacyProtect.org
      Domain Admin        ([email protected])
      ID#10760, PO Box 16
      Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
      Nobby Beach
      null,QLD 4218
      AU
      Tel. +45.36946676