From the end of October, the police will be launching a nationwide campaign on the subject of card security for online shopping.
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«Internet scammers are usually very creative. They take advantage of the good faith or carelessness of their victims. Many mistakes can be avoided, especially when shopping online, if you adhere to a few precautionary measures, ”explains Rolf Nägeli, Head of Prevention at the Zurich City Police.
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Safer Online-Shopping
Online shopping is very popular. The market is booming accordingly, and new shops are springing up every day – but not all of them are trustworthy. With these tips you can expose dubious providers.
Read on here
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Online shopping is very popular. The market is booming accordingly, and new shops are springing up every day – but not all of them are trustworthy. With these tips you can expose dubious providers.
Read on here
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Credit and debit cards are actually considered safe means of payment. Their advantage is that they require strong customer identification. In addition, the financial institutions themselves have extensive programs with sophisticated warning systems.
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Most offenses in online shopping are caused by careless behavior on the part of cardholders. According to Nägeli, it is always astonishing how recklessly or carelessly so many victims deal with their card data on the Internet.
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Some just press “Next” without reading the text. Others give their verification code to strangers without hesitation. Sometimes money has been withdrawn from the account for months, but nobody notices because the billing is not checked. Photos of the cards in social media are also not uncommon.
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