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Stay Safe While Shopping On The Internet
A massive number of people worldwide now use the World Wide Web to shop for anything from everyday items to expensive gifts, and with so much choice available to people it’s easy to see why. With a myriad of different sites availables (from Sainbury’s Online to eBay), you can pretty much guarantee you’ll be able to find whatever you’re after.
But with such a high volume of people using the internet to shop, the potential of fraud is worryingly high. Many people are still not totally comfortable with using their credit or debit card online, and with the inherent risks open to them, it’s perhaps not difficult to see why. Someone using your details to commit credit card fraud (i.e. making large purchases that you can’t pay for) can have a huge impact on the health of your finances in the future, potentially resulting in you having a bad credit score. So what can we do to help keep ourselves safe and secure when using the internet to shop??
There are a few things you can do to help you stay safe online, so let’s take a quick look at the best of them. First off, you should make sure that you only shop using secure websites there are a couple of ways (on the whole) you can tell if the site you’re shopping on is secure; look for a padlock symbol in the bottom corner or the website, or an unbroken key symbol. You can also look at the URL of the website as you’re about to make a payment; secure websites will use https instead of http. If you can see the https prefix on the payments page, then you’re safe in assuming the site is sending information over a secure sever, and is therefore safe.
You should always ensure that the software and plugins used by your computer and browser are up to date – if your browser or operating system has an available update, you should install it. Often these updates contain important security elements, and you won’t be totally secure without them. On that note, you should also ensure you have all the latest updates for your antivirus and antispyware software (or that you have it installed in the first place).
The last one should be obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people still fall prey to this kind of fraud. Don’t ever reply to emails that request your bank details, personal information or security information. Even if the email looks legitimate, it can often be a fake and on the whole, banks will never ask you for your account information via email. If you do receive emails like this, go to your banks website and use the contact information to get in touch with them on the phone. Never use the contact information provided in the email. You may also get emails suggesting that they can repair credit of give you adverse credit cards. Whilst there are some reputable companies offering this sort of service, you’re far better off seeking them out than going through email correspondence.
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If the prefix “pre” means ‘before’, wouldn’t a “preheated oven” just be room Temperature?
…and wouldn’t being “pre-approved” for a credit card mean you weren’t approved yet?
Well, I have asked myself this same thing. I always thought Pre-approved meant before being approved. Which is probably what it does mean. Martketing poeople love to make you think they are giving you something when in fact all they’ve given you is extra sylables. But in this case, to preheat an over isn’t about befor the oven is heated, its about b efore the cooking is begun. It might be more correct – and more confusing – to say Pre cooking, heat the oven to 350 degrees.