Fraud

57 tips to avoid online frauds

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1) Be careful about the source of your bank account information. If you don’t want to accept any fraudulent requests, you can change the email address or other personal information such as password or full name to avoid fraud. Otherwise, if you are the victim of online fraud, please contact us so we can help and protect our customers. The FBI can also help you find the cause and report it and even inform you about your next steps.

2) Beware of unknown sites to check out. There are a lot of websites that promise to be helpful and have genuine contents, but they usually make things complicated for you. For instance, some may ask you to provide some kind of personal information like address, address etc. which is dangerous. In order to protect yourself from these malicious sites, use http://www.passy.com/ for example.

3) Watch out for suspicious sites. Just keep an eye on them and notice how much data they need and what kind of promises they have made, otherwise, it will give you a false sense of security.

4) Use only trusted sources of information. Don’t allow people who want to create this type of business to enter your information on their website and ask you questions.

5) Always take screenshots of all suspicious links to detect if your site seems to have been hacked.

6) Make sure not to copy-paste someone else’s content to your blog, otherwise, it will spread the wrong news and lead to more troubles than they wanted to.

7) Never open emails with attachments from untrusted sources. Do not click on a link if it seems to be coming from a fake site.

8) When in doubt, contact the police and make sure to tell them the location of your stolen goods. You must always remember that there are no guarantees that anything that was sold to you was legal and there is no excuse for giving up money to someone.

9) Keep your receipts. No matter how hard you try to prove that you bought a product from someone, the evidence cannot be enough to prove that it is real.

10) Contact the company for an explanation. Try to work out a legitimate way to get proof in case something goes wrong with the purchase.

11) Pay for the product using cash in advance.

12) Inform others about the situation. Anyone who was responsible for doing the theft of your information may face a criminal charge of computer fraud.

13) Send detailed pictures, videos, receipts, original files if the company doesn’t provide enough evidence.

14) Do not discuss any transaction with anyone else (especially to strangers) and always be vigilant about who is behind the transactions.

15) Keep all documentation and receipts carefully.

16) Only deal or buy products through accredited sellers.

17) Be careful before accepting any payment online.

18) Remember about setting boundaries with anyone.

19) Think twice before you buy anything.

20) Keep an eye on what information you share and never write it down on papers.

21) Check out your social media accounts regularly.

22) Don’t disclose the names involved in purchases made on your Facebook page and Instagram account.

23) Have all documents prepared when trying to buy something.

24) Write your credit card details where necessary.

25) Set up two separate accounts for both your banking and your online shopping.

26) Add a PIN to each account where you will store your banking details.

27) Change passwords often if possible.

28) Ask friends and family members for recommendations, so you don’t have to.

29) Do not leave items unattended while being used.

30) Always sign your delivery notes.

31) Update your credit history regularly.

32) Sign up for special offers.

33) Get customer feedback on how well your service works.

34) Talk to other people who have had the same problem.

35) Go to the nearest police station to see if you’ve received any help.

36) Try calling and reporting the crime to them.

37) Ask whether the company is aware of any pending charges related to cybercrimes such as identity theft.

38) Talk to law enforcement officers at home address where this process took place.

39) Show your proof of ID and driver’s license number with as many companies as possible.

40) Call to check whether there may have been a mistake or some person has misunderstood the instructions and wants to steal your information.

41) Be careful when purchasing something online.

42) Stop visiting unknown websites in search of certain information.

43) Tell your friends and acquaintances about it.

44) Post everything you have purchased online on your social media pages, so people can see it easily.

45) Look for photos on Google (especially around sensitive sites) and post them directly.

46) Try to get proof of identification and state who it is, and why, so people know who might be making these kinds of purchases.

47) Report unwanted comments on your blog posts.

48) Notify the authorities that there is a complaint or an investigation underway (please do so as soon as possible) on Twitter, but don’t publish all the tweets.

49) Speak to law enforcement officers as soon as possible.

50) Inform local officials or the attorney who handles them about the recent purchase or sale to avoid problems later.

51) Stay away from places or events that look suspicious.

52) Use secure web browsers.

53) Protect your PC system from hackers or intruders.

54) Ensure your internet browsing does not show any phishing links.

55) Remove junk or malware (virus, worm, Trojan, etc.) and remove traces of unwanted programs.

56) Download anti-spyware (such as McAfee, Sophos, Avast etc.), so you don’t have to worry about getting caught and losing valuable time! 5

57) Take the necessary legal action. All scams are illegal in every country where it happens and the FBI can help you find out what happened and take appropriate actions against those accused (when and where they were done).

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