Shopping Guides & Helpful Tips
Useful guides and tips to help you enjoy your online shopping experience ...
Online shopping is
growing rapidly throughout the UK and across the globe and our following tips
for buying on the internet are very general - although our partners are well
known online and high street branded shops, you might wish to take a look over
the online shops terms and conditions before you buy.
When visiting one of our
third party partner web sites, you need to decide whether the person or company
offering the item is trustworthy.
After reading over the T & C's, check to
ensure the site you are buying from is secure for taking payments. In general,
using a computer is a safe way of online shopping and internet banking however,
you should never relax your guard when you are surfing the web.
Avoid becoming
a victim of online fraud - take advice:
ALWAYS log out when you have finished shopping online - failing to log
out leaves your financial details available to others ...
CHECK the site you are visiting is SAFE and SECURE - look out for the
little padlock security icon in your browser window - always ensure it is
showing before sending your card details ...
HTTPS - the retailers internet address will change to https from http
when your purchase is being made over a secure connection.
EXTRA PROTECTION - if you are offered a secure online password system
Verified by Visa and MasterCard Secure Code ... sign up to it ...
PROTECT your computer - always ensure it is up-to-date with anti virus
software and that a firewall is installed ...
KEEP YOUR CARD DETAILS SAFE - when you are out and about, take care as
most internet fraud takes place because cards stolen in the real world are
used online by the thieves who took them ...
BROWSER SECURITY - ensure it is set to the highest level of security.
STATEMENT CHECKING - as soon as they arrive, double check your
transactions.
Consider using INTERNET ONLY payment cards if you regularly shop online.
PRINT OUT your order for reference purposes.
COMPUTER SAFE - always keep your computer safe, use a start up password
which a combination of numbers, letters etc ... update your anti virus, use
anti spyware software, use a personal firewall, update your computer with
the latest security updates for your web browser, don't allow your browser
to remember usernames or passwords and do not allow automatic logins and
finally, disable file sharing software which will prevent unauthorised
access to your computer and its data.
More often than not, most internet fraud is the result of a criminal
obtaining genuine and real card details - they then use this payment
information to shop online.
Heeding some of the tips above will help you to a more restful and worry
free online shopping experience.
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