Tips For How To Keep Your Identity Safe Online

By Franta Shinsky

When you go shopping or searching online you may feel insecure about which sites to visit and whom to trust. There are so many stories of web scams. How do you know what to do and how to stay safe?

One technique, first, is to make sure that when you are doing anything sensitive or confidential you make sure that the site you are on is secure and has a valid, current security certificate. A graphic of a lock is displayed in most browsers when this is the case.

In your effort to avoid internet marketing scams remember that if an offer seems to good to be true, it is to good to be true. Never say, \"Well I can't pass it up for the price.\" Pass on it. You can find it somewhere else.

An internet marketing scam can also happen if you are looking for a job through a website. I know this because I became a victim of such a scam. I found out the hard way. After opening an offer for a job I found that my computer was hacked into. These people were trying to use my information to make a purchase on another website. Make sure to have security on your computer to prevent hackers and phishers.

Most of the internet marketing industry that I have had dealings with have been very secure. I make sure to look for their very-secure sign of the lockbox and avoid licensed problematic website. I also have phishing and hacker protection on my system.

Here's another tip: keep private information private. By this I mean things like your bank account information, your social security or driver's license number, your passport ID, and so forth. Armed with these details anyone can pretend to be you. Never enter them on a site you are not totally confident is genuine and secure.

If you're on the job market and using online listings, ignore those that want you to pay them to teach you a job or give you a list of contacts. The only thing you will get on a site like that is scammed. No legitimate employer wants you to pay to apply for work.

Finally, do not let all these warnings discourage you too much. It does take a little wisdom to navigate the internet marketing industry, but as you get used to working online you will develop an instinct for these things and know when a situation is unsafe. There is too much good material on the internet to miss out entirely!

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