Diamond Lil
11-29-2010, 04:59 AM
We often share links with each other of shopping resources. This is greatly appreciated, but please, let's all be careful out there. I highly recommend that you read this article:
A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web
By DAVID SEGAL New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/business/28borker.html?_r=1&src=busln&pagewanted=print)
It is not a short task, but neither are the problems that can result if you do not shop with a legitimate retailer. If you are going to share a resource, please be as sure as you possibly can to know that it is a legitimate business. Today Google is the easiest way to check the company out. I always check out any business before buying using Google, although it is not foolproof. Check out not only the name, but the URL and any identification information found at the bottom of a sites first page or in the About section on the site. Never reply upon simply the first page in Google. Stay on for a while and check out some of the deeper page information. Criminals know how to beef up the first page with good news.
To test how safe you might be from phishing, an email scam designed to make the user surrender personal information, Take The PhishMe Quiz (http://www.phishme.com/cyber_monday.php).
Be safe out there!
A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web
By DAVID SEGAL New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/business/28borker.html?_r=1&src=busln&pagewanted=print)
It is not a short task, but neither are the problems that can result if you do not shop with a legitimate retailer. If you are going to share a resource, please be as sure as you possibly can to know that it is a legitimate business. Today Google is the easiest way to check the company out. I always check out any business before buying using Google, although it is not foolproof. Check out not only the name, but the URL and any identification information found at the bottom of a sites first page or in the About section on the site. Never reply upon simply the first page in Google. Stay on for a while and check out some of the deeper page information. Criminals know how to beef up the first page with good news.
To test how safe you might be from phishing, an email scam designed to make the user surrender personal information, Take The PhishMe Quiz (http://www.phishme.com/cyber_monday.php).
Be safe out there!