Shopify stores riddled with fakes and fraudsters

Nearly 21% of Shopify stores pose a risk to their customers, according to analysis by e-commerce authentication service Fakespot.

Shopify provides the technology backbone for businesses to set up a store and sell their products online.

The company has become valuable to small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, because its services are cheap and easy to set up.

Shopify said that it routinely monitors for fraud and other violations.