Yes, it is possible: to prevent fraudsters to see you through online cheating and other covert actions. Yes, it is possible to think one step ahead of cyber criminals. You can take precautions to avoid online fraud from happening to you. Let's start with emails-conduit through which so many cyber crimes such as identity theft occur.
- Imagine snail-mailing vital information such as your SSN, bank account number, a copy of your driving license and your credit card number. At some point in the delivery process, someone opens the letter and see the contents. Electronic messages are not entirely private. Recognizing this risk before sending it knowing that in the transmission there is a chance that your information can be seen. Sometimes the phone is a better option
- Ignore sensationalist deals in your inbox as a ridiculously low price on the same kind of prescription medications you pay your pocket. it is probably a scam.
- ever get an email from a known sender, and all that is in it is a link? Do not click on it; it may trigger a virus attack. As for the sender, he is a crook compromised your email friends and has found a way to make it look like the email is from someone you know.
- Pursuant to the above, never open an attachment from an unfamiliar sender; or you can let in a virus.
- If you know someone sends you an unexpected attachment, e-mail or call that person for verification before opening Enable filtering software.
- of your e-mail to help remove malicious emails.
- Ignore emails requesting "verification" of account information. Duh.
Passwords
- Do not put your passwords on sticky then save them on your computer.
- Is a password of inventory and make sure that each contain a mixture of letters, numbers and characters, even if it means you have to replace all. They should also not include words or real names. Bad password: 789Jeff; good password: $ 0 # 8huQP. Resist the temptation to use the name or hobbies a pet in your password.
- Each of your accounts gets a different password and change them often.
General
- Make sure your computer and smartphone are protected with anti-virus / anti-malware and a firewall. And keep these updates
- Your Wi-Fi router has a default password !; change because cyber thieves know what they are.
- When buying online, attend only well established traders.
- Try to limit online transactions to only those sites that have "https" rather than ". http "secure site also has a padlock icon before https
- Make sure that you never make a typo when typing in the URL. some scammers have created fake websites that reflect typos, and once you are on and begin entering your account information, a scammer will have in his hands.
- Access your financial or medical accounts only on your computer, never public.
- Ignore e-mails or pop-ups that ask account or personal information.
- When you have finished using a financial site, log out.
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