I’ve already told you in a previous post on this subject that credit card fraud is very common at this time of year, and that credit card theives and fraudsters will stop at nothing to get their filthy hands on your money or goods. There are a few things you can do however, but surprisingly many of you still don’t…
When you shop online you really do put your money in other peoples hands. It’s as simple as that really. When you type in your credit card details they’re out there and there’s nothing you can do about it. Or is there? Well you can ensure that the site you are buying from has the little padlock symbol in the corner. This should tell you that it’s pretty safe, and the company probably have excellent firewalls and stuff like that to protect you and your credit card details from these terrible people.
Also, as with getting your money from a cash machine, you need to preotect your numbers and/or passwords. These are usually passwords when you shop with your credit card online, and these are the things you need to be careful of. Now i’m not a computer whizz or anything like that, but i do know that some people can hack information, and if they can find out your date of birth it’s probably not a good idea to use it as a password is it; in the same way it’s not a good idea to use it as your credit card pin number either.
So protect yourself but using sensible numbers and passwords, go on safe websites, and change your passwords often.