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Tips for avoiding fraud online

 
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 8:04 am    Post subject: Tips for avoiding fraud online Reply with quote
Tips for avoiding fraud online:


FBI and Federal Trade Commission tips for consumers to avoid Internet scams that use bogus e-mail and Web sites to get personal information:


Be wary of unsolicited e-mail that asks, either directly or through a Web site, for personal financial or identity information, such as a Social Security number or passwords.

Don't click on the links provided in such e-mail.

When updating account information use a familiar process, such as visiting the known Web address of a company's account maintenance page. Unfamiliar addresses for this probably are fake.

Make sure an Internet connection is secure — with an icon of a lock visible on the Web browser — before submitting personal information.

Monitor credit card and bank statements for unauthorized charges.

If an e-mail or Web site is in doubt, make sure the request is authentic by contacting the company directly by phone or through a Web site or e-mail address known to be authentic.

People victimized by a fraudulent e-mail or Web site should contact their local police department and file a complaint with the FBI and the FTC. Consumers also should report fraudulent or suspicious e-mail to their Internet service provider.
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