Stop Online Shopping Identity Thieves

February 16, 2008 by idhelper

Online shopping online can be fast and convenient, but it can also be a minefield for unwary. Anyone, anywhere, can set up a Website to accept payments. And once they have your money they can be near-impossible to trace. It's safest to do business with established, well-known companies such as Amazon. If you choose to buy from a smaller, lesser-known company reassurance can be gained if it uses a 3rd-party payment processor such as PayPal.

NEVER enter personal details such as credit card details onto a Website unless it is using a secure server (indicated by its url starting https:// rather than http:// and also by a padlock symbol in the bottom right corner in Internet Explorer)

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