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Is online shopping with a credit card safe?

Is online shopping with credit card is safe or not?

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Answer #1

It is almost always safe if: 1.) You are on a well known web site (and didn’t get there through a spam link) 2.) You checked to see that the site was secure. (Lock icon in your browser and https in the URL. If you don’t know what that means DO NOT shop until you do !!! )

An even more secure way would be to do the above, plus one of these two: A.) Use a third party payer like PayPal, or B.) Use virtual credit card numbers. Citibank and others have an online setup that creates a temporary number that is good for a limited amount of time and ONLY at that one merchant. The next time you need to use it, it creates ANOTHER number that is only good at that NEW merchant, and so on.

Answer #2

as long as you dont save your credit card number in any website.

Answer #3

hi, do you know http://www.gamevive.com? we purchase some mmorpg currency there? they are professioanl online shop, use credit order something there is so easy, good luck

Answer #4

I like your tips.But in my view online shopping with credit card is not safe because hackers can hack the password of online banking.To do online shopping I prefer the dealsandyou.com it is very safe for shopping with credit card

Answer #5

with this one and most others yes. http://funadvice.com/r/1664ij8pmbj

Answer #6

Online shopping using a credit card is definitely safe. However, there are few safety precautions that you need to know to guarantee that you have a hassle-free online shopping experience.

  1. When using a computer to go online shopping, make sure that an antivirus is installed. In this way, the information that you send will be encrypted and will not be easily stolen.
  2. Never ever use a public computer.
  3. Always check the reputation of a site you wish to transact with. Check their trust ratings which should be usually shown on the upper right or left corner of their site or beside their information.
  4. Do not auto save your credit card or any personal information.
  5. Always log out of any merchant site.

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