Episode 08ChecklistA short list of things to check before you trust the answer.21 sec
Your AI found a deal. Check this first.
AI shopping helpers can find fake shops too. Before you pay a shop you don’t know, search its name plus “scam” on another site, and set any AI that shops for you to ask before it pays.
Try it yourself
Before you buy from a new shop
- You searched the shop’s name and its web address with “scam”, “complaint” or “review” on another site.
- No results, or only good reviews, didn’t settle it. Reviews can be faked.
- You didn’t trust the reviews on the shop’s own page.
- A huge discount plus a countdown made you slow down. Together they’re a warning sign.
- If an AI shops for you, it’s set to ask before it pays.
The search
Don’t know the shop? Search its name plus “scam” on another site before you pay.
The AI rule
If an AI shops for you, make it ask before it pays.
Bix shows you how
Step 1: Notice the shop, not just the price.
A big discount from a shop you’ve never heard of is the moment to check.
Step 2: Search it somewhere else.
Type the shop’s name and its web address with “scam”, “complaint” or “review” into a search engine, not the shop’s own site.
Step 3: Read what you find with care.
Complaints are a warning. A clean search isn’t proof either: new fake shops have no history, and reviews can be faked.
Step 4: Keep the AI asking.
Turn on purchase approval or spending limits in any AI shopping helper, so it can find deals but can’t pay without you.
What you should see
You find out about a shop before your money does. In the video, searching “Hollowpine Outlet scam” turned up “Never arrived.”, and Pip tapped No.
