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The World Wide Web is a game changer when it comes to using your credit cards to shop online these days, and that means that it is also a rich new resource and playground from cyber criminals.
Due to lack of security, one in 10 of Australia's Internet users have now lost money to online identify fraud over the past year with losses totaling $ 1,286,000,000. That would work out to $ 20 billion dollars a year in the USA if the figure were based on a per capita basis. That's an average of $ 1,000 per fraud victim in Australia of the 1,300,000 people affected, with more being lost in the 18-24 year custom profile. So online credit card fraud is big business.This represents a 30% jump on the figures estimated in 2007, and if you want to keep your credit cards and on line ID secure you might want to give some thought to the ideas below.
Ten things you can do today to protect your personal and credit ID on line.
Credit Card security Tip # 1. Don't us e your credit card to make purchases on line on untrusted sites. Use a Debit card online. This will limit your losses to what is on the card should you ever fall victim to online fraud. If you only transfer funds to your debit card as required, then any losses will be small.
Credit Card security Tip # 2. Keep your firewall, virus and phishing scanner software up to date and run them when on line.
Software solutions are continually be upgraded to counter new threats. The best software can stop undiscovered threats as they can learn from other viruses and predict threats before they are launched.
You could also change to an Apple computer. They are much more secure. Try the iMac, the Mac book or the Power Book when you next update.
Credit Card security Tip # 3. Use an encrypted keyboard.
This ensures that keyboard readers are foiled.
You could also use a bank that uses a scrambler for your pin number entry. The scrambler randomly changes each pin number to a letter, each time you log on. So your pin is scrambled each time you enter it. And will be different the next time you log in. This foils keyboard readers.
You may want to keep the iMac for the Internet only, and the PC for desktop only duties.
Credit Card security Tip # 4. Ensure that you are putting your personal info into an encrypted form with a secure certificate.
You can tell this by the address line in the browser starts with https: instead of HTTP:
This is essential as even a trusted site can have your details stolen is it does not secure your information.
Credit Card security Tip # 5. Don't use Internet Explorer for web surfing or purchasing.
Install a more secure browser. Try Google Chrome, FireFox, Safari or Opera instead.
Apple's Safari for instance gives a warning when a site's SSL certificate is not known. Heed this warning and ensure you trust the site before proceeding.
This warning is when the browser detects a generic security [SSL] certificate, not necessarily a bad site to transact with. For instance I have noticed that Melbourne IT, Australia's peak Internet names registrar uses a generic SSL certificate, and I obviously trust Melbourne IT so I proceed with the transaction.
If the certificate is issued by Verisign, Geo Trust or Thawte these are recognised as authentic and verified by the issuer, and show as such. These sites SSL certificate also come with a guarantee for the merchant.
Credit Card security Tip # 6. Use a third party payment method for buying from unknown sites or don't buy if they are not offered.
Business is universally based on trust. Most small companies understand they don't have the trust factor that major online brands command, and some cannot afford the security vigilance required online today, so most will opt for a third party payment gateway as a way to ensure they don't lose business opportunities through lack of trust.
Third party payment options include Pay Pal, Digital River, e-Junkie, and 2Checkout. I have used all of these to pay for goods on line. Pay Pal is the best known, some merchants will offer two payment methods so you can choose one. Again, when you go to the transaction area, make sure that you are on the right site by checking the URL address in the browser window, and that it is in fact a secure certified form.
Credit Card security Tip # 7. Always check your credit card/ debit card statements for errors. Determine that all transactions on there were authorised by you, and notify immediately your credit card issuer if there's something on there that you don't recognise.
Credit Card security Tip # 8. Try to resolve the errors with the merchant before contacting your bank.
Your bank will give you more credence if you have tried to resolve your concern with the merchant first, so relate your efforts to resolve issues with the merchant.
< p>Even honest companies make mistakes, and I have had Amazon make a couple of double orders when I did not want this to happen, and been unable to cancel the order.Another time I pulled out of my order without confirming the transaction, and somehow it went through. Both of these problems were quickly resolved by Amazon for me.
Credit Card security Tip # 9. Beware the "free offer". Do not go for any free sample offers that come up.
I once responded to a free sample offer on line. It did not turn out to be free.
It went from a free offer, to a $ 1.95 postage, [to get my credit card details] to $ 11.95 when it was transacted. I immediately rang to cancel the transaction and was told I could not. I was told there was no one to talk to. These indicated to me that it was a scam.
If I had allowed the transaction to continue I would then slugged $ 68.00 a month for the ongoing supply of the "free sample". On the basis I could not cancel the free sa mple, I don't think I would be able to cancel the regular price item.
Credit Card security Tip # 10. Contact your bank or other credit card provider the moment you have a problem.
Faced with this prospect I immediately contacted my Bank. After telling them the story of what had happened, they canceled the transaction, [once I had signed and faxed the authority to them to do so] and they cancelled my credit/debit card and issued me with a new card.
In 11 years of buying on line it was the first time I was scammed. So be ready when this happens to you!
By following this advice you should be able to use your credit cards on line and not become another victim of Identity fraud or an online scam.
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