Week 6

Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake?

Note: Don’t generate/access or click on any unwanted/fake websites on your web browsers. Showcase with examples, what makes the fake websites fake. Well, I am unable to show examples but I can explain the differences you can spot between a real website and a fake one. First you can analyze the source, if the link is something different than the url it can indicate a fake website, checking the https/http, typically nonsecure fake sites take you to http, when the more secure and real websites to go are https because of the secure connection and SSL certificate. Another indication would be the url itself, if it takes you to a “Facebook” website for example and it’s a random link that is not Facebook it is a fake website and it would not be safe to input any information.