Ten Cyber Shopping Tips

Review your account daily to verify your transactions and check for suspicious activity.
Contact your bank or credit card provider immediately if you notice any suspicious activity on your account.
Make sure the company you are purchasing from is legitimate
You should never reveal your personal or financial information to a company you do not know and trust.

Be cautious of bogus sites.

Verify you are using the correct website address by checking your browser's address bar.

Review the company's privacy policy before you shop online

Make sure you understand what personal information is being collected, why, and how it will be used

Make sure you are on a secure website

Before you enter your personal information, ensure the website address starts with "https" ("s" means the website is secure)

Be wary of phishing emails.

Phishing attempts to obtain personal information by pretending to be a trustworthy source. Do not respond to emails asking you for information on your online purchases.

Keep a paper or electronic trail of your online transactions

Maintain records of your online purchases for reference

Keep your passwords to yourself

Don't share your personal information with anyone

Maintain your security software updates

Make sure your security software is up-to-date before you shop online

Use a separate email account for your online shopping

Keep a separate email for online purchases to avoid spam in your regular email account. Spam, also known as junk email or unsolicited bulk email, is an identical message sent to numerous recipients by email.