Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce blocked a non-compliant, untrusted on-line retailer primarily based outdoors Saudi Arabia after it was discovered promoting counterfeit gold bullion fabricated from copper and coated with gold to deceive and mislead buyers.
The ministry detected the violation after the shop, which focused the Saudi market, promoted gold bullion of assorted weights at half the market worth. The shop was instantly blocked in cooperation with the related authorities to guard shoppers and implement the provisions of the E-Commerce Legislation and its government laws.
The ministry careworn the significance for all shoppers to confirm the reliability of on-line shops earlier than buying by means of the “Enquiry on E-Commerce Documentation” service on the Saudi Enterprise Middle platform, and to keep away from coping with unknown web sites, shops, or accounts to guard themselves from fraud and scams.