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Online Shopping Safety Tips
In the US alone, there are 2.1 million online retailers. It can be overwhelming to decide what to buy, much less to distinguish what retailers you can trust. But shopping online is a great way to avoid the crowds without leaving your home—and you can do it safely. Check out the following steps you can take to protect yourself and your money online.
Receiving strange emails, texts, or calls?
Every day, thousands of people fall for fraudulent emails, texts, and calls from scammers pretending to be a bank by spoofing a bank's phone number or name when contacting people. These are commonly referred to as phishing scams and victims can lose hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
Phishing is when you get emails, texts, or calls that seem to be from companies or people you know, but they’re actually from scammers. They want you to click on a link or share personal information (like a password or social security number) so that they can use that information to steal your money and/or identity.
Will your password hold up against a hacker?
In our increasingly digital world, passwords have almost become an afterthought. We use passwords for everything from credit card accounts to social media, but when was last time you really considered the strength of the passwords you use?
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