You never can be too sure, at least thats what my anti-Internet Shopping friends tell me. Maybe they are right, but the Internet is too convenient and powerful to not take advantage of. So, as long as you are online, you ought to keep a few things in mind after all they could be correct.
Phishing Scams What to Watch For
The biggest credit fraud problem on the Internet today doesnt have to do with consumer purchases, it has to do with a phenomenon known as phishing. Phishing is a criminal activity in which scamsters attempt to acquire personal or credit card information. Although phishing originated in the 1990s as a way to gain illegal access to America OnLine, it has progressed into one of the fastest and most adaptive credit card crimes in America.
The latest incarnations have attempted to target online shoppers and bank patrons, as well as social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook. Typically, a user will receive a spoofed email, a clever production made to imitate a bank, merchant or credit card company. The email will contain general information, and typically requests some sort of verification of account information, or request for personal...
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