BizNet OnLine Magazine, Christmas

Ho Ho Ho!!! Don’t Let The Grench Steal You Holidays.

If Your Even Thinking Of Shopping Online Read This.

Did I scare you? I’m sorry it was not nice of me to do that. In reality shopping one line can be, and generally is very safe. Yes, it is OK to use a credit card online. In fact it’s the best way to pay for anything online. This holiday shopping season just remember some basic rules about shopping on line.

1.) If you have common sense. Use it.

2.) If Not.. Remember if it sounds to good to be true.. It is.

3.) If ordering online. Always use a Secure Server.

4.) If ordering online. And you don’t know if your on a Secure Server or not.
Don’t order online.

5.) When in doubt. Order by phone. Not by computer.

6.) Always pay by credit card. Never cash, check, C.O.D... etc..

7.) If you don’t know the seller (like on a action site) use an escrow service.

8.) Print out copies of all your online orders. Print a copy of the advertisement or
offer itself. Make sure you have proof and a paper trail of what it was you agreed to.

9.) Again Credit Card, Credit card, Credit card. Not Cash!

So is it safe to shop the Internet. Yes, but follow the rules. Feel safer doing it in person at the Mall? You can still get ripped off. The Nando Times reported on 11-24-99, about a store clerk at Bloomingdale’s steeling credit card numbers.

In short, weather you shop on the Internet, or in a store. If you have common sense use it.

Need more info on playing it safe and avoiding scams?

Surf on over to the governments site at :

http://www.consumer.gov/knowfraud

Another good sites are :

http://www.iescrow.com/

http://www.scambusters.com/

http://www.allwhois.com

http://www.auctionwatch.com

http://www.bbb.org

http://www.consumernet.org

http://www.ftc.org

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