{“type”:”text”,”text”:”This is Steven Chayer with the DisputeVoice Consumer Protection Minute. nIf you’ve been scammed, suspect fraud, or want protection? nYou’re in the right place.nnListen up, Instagram shoppers. That cute boutique in your feed? Might be faker than a three-dollar bill at a Vermont maple syrup festival. Here’s the wicked truth about Instagram shopping scams.nnFirst red flag: stock photos everywhere. Real boutiques show actual inventory, not glossy catalog shots. Second: prices that make you go “wicked cheap!” Designer bags for thirty bucks? Well, I’ll be cow-kicked if that’s legitimate.nnThird warning sign: no return policy or just an email address for contact. Legitimate businesses have phone numbers, physical addresses, real humans. Fourth: rush tactics. “Only two left!” “Sale ends in an hour!” They’re playing you like a fiddle at a barn dance.nnFifth: payment methods. They want wire transfers, gift cards, or sketchy payment apps? Run faster than a lobster from boiling water. Sixth: check their follower engagement. Ten thousand followers but three comments? Those followers are faker than spray-on tan in January.nnSeventh: reverse image search their products. Often you’ll find the same photos on fifty different sites, all with troubling patterns of disputed dealings and unanswered questions.nnBefore buying anything, screenshot everything. Check reviews outside Instagram. Google the business name plus “complaint” or “review.” Your wallet will thank you.nnThis has been the DisputeVoice Consumer Protection Minute. Remember, friends, scammers rely on victims’ embarrassment to stay silent while they find their next targets—your friends and family. Don’t let them. DisputeVoice publishes their names and evidence online, ensuring the facts appear prominently in Google searches. Check out DisputeVoice.com for the latest posts, and watch for us on the frontlines of consumer protection.”}