Is it Safe?

• Shopping on the Internet has never been easier or safer if you just follow a few simple safety rules.
• Shop online from reputable companies only!
• Do not visit shady looking web sites.

–Look for obvious signs (misspellings, things out of place, etc.)
–Look at the URL at the top – make sure it is where you are visiting.

• Would you shop at “Uncle Bruno’s Fell Off the Truck Discount House of Electronics”?
• Look for contact information
• Look for the “Lock”
• Make sure it is https://
• Make sure you are at the site you expected
• Make sure you have contact information to resolve issues
• Always shop with a Credit Card – never a bank account.
• Use the same credit card for all of your online shopping. If there is ever a problem, all you have to do is cancel that one card.
• Use “disposable” credit card numbers you can get from your Credit Card issuer.
• Make sure you have online access to your credit card transactions.
• Keep a close eye on your credit card statement (more often than once a month, if possible).