There are many advantages to online shopping, but don't forget about safety rules.
Buy only on trusted sites
So you can avoid falling for the bait scammers, after all, before the New Year, different fly-by-night companies are created that offer to buy a variety of goods. Don't be tempted to buy mountains at a ridiculous price gifts all your relatives and friends, because it will be very difficult to stay calm if the courier does not call and the company does not stop responding to messages.
You are dealing with scammers if:
- you are not sent the goods without a 100% prepayment;
- the price of the product is very low;
- you and your friends have never heard of this company;
- accounts in social networks created "for show".
Beware of fake sites
Even if you think you are ordering from a verified website, you are still not 100% protected from fraud. After all, many scammers create fake sites on which it is not difficult for them to get hold of your personal data.
As soon as you start entering your username, password, credit card invoice number, fraudsters instantly gain access to your accounts and can perform almost any payment transaction.
How not to get caught?
- carefully study the address of the website;
- do not follow the links sent to you by email;
- don't click on questionable ads;
- install an antivirus and ad blocker.
Don't let ads manipulate you
"Sale for the New Year! When you buy two products - the third one is free! "And now you place your order. This is how our minds are being baited, forcing us to buy more and more expensive. So always think before clicking the "Add to Cart" button.
Unsubscribe from unnecessary mailing lists
Take the time to do a "general cleaning" of your mailbox, unsubscribe from unnecessary mailings and move all old irrelevant letters to the archive.
Ask yourself
Ask yourself a security question: "Do I really need this now?"
If you have an honest "yes", then buy. And if you're not sure, consider whether you have become a victim of manipulation by marketers.
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