Considering I don't have any credit cards to use online (hate
them) I do take every precaution to pretect my partner from being
phished with hers.
As good as the advice is here, people have to stop disregarding
it because they rely too much on credit card protection to bail
them out of the preverbial poo.
Using an obese PC. I offer it a bit and it takes a megabyte.
I always check the URL in an email to make sure that the company
is sending me to a main part of the site. Chances are that if there
are numbers and or letters at the end of the URL, it may be an
attempt to validate your email address as being active--for
spamming. I also use a service called Gish Puppy. They allow you to
use custom email addresses use in online forms. The custom email
address forwards email from the site in question to your real email
account. If the website you subscribed to is a spammer, you can
choose to stop email from being forwarded to your account via Gish
Puppy without contacting the sammer.
I always check the URL and if it's in the Junk mail box of my
e-mail provider (Hotmail), then I don't even bother and just delete
it completely. BMO's real website lands in my inbox, and they don't
contact me often anyway - especially not to sign in for a
Mastercard that I don't even own! :P
"Ask not what God can do for you, but what you can do for God."
Check you bank account statement , That is how I was able to
recover money from a scan . I also deal with sites with a green
circle ---- that's how I became acquainted with WOT ==== oh yes I
have the fire walls , and the rest of the tools , but not seal nor
deal ---
I check if communications are crypted (over SSL), I regulary
change my passwords, and like Saad92 I use firefox extensions
(block possibly malicious javascript, anti-keyloggers, ...).
But we must remember that online transactions can't be 100%
safe, so before to buy something on Internet, check WOT map ;)
I personally only use a couple of online shops which I have used
for years without a hitch, but occasionally I do use an unkown
store, so before buying from them I have a list I check:
1 - Check the site rating on WOT and any comments left
2 - Check domain on URLVoid
3 - Check the site on a Search engine usually something like
"CompanyName, Scam" etc.
4 - Check terms & conditions and Privacy policy
5 - Check for valid SSL
6 - Use Google Streetview to try and locate and view their listed
address
7 - Then go with my gut feeling. If there is any slight thing that
doesn't sit right with me, I will avoid completely.
1) Always check the URL of the links received in your email with
McAfee SiteAdvisor and WOT to see if the website is involved in any
spam or scam before clicking.
2) Regularly change your passwords every 6 months is also a good
practice to prevent the misuse of your credit cards.
3) Always read through the privacy policy carefully. Use
EULAlyzer if necessary.
4)And finally, check for SSL or HTTPS connection whenever you
are making any payment.
Virtual Protection for Your Virtual Experience. Get Into the Vault,
Now.
2) Regularly change your passwords every 6
months
So the criminals wait for six month unless they rob you? Changing
the passwords is good, but you should do it much more often.
I always change passwords often. I check every link that comes
into my inbox.
Also, I don't use a credit card unless it is necessary, which isn't
often.
One nation under God, WOT Gold Member and long time WOT Member.
The DNS record to your domain settings
If you can log in to your domain registrar or hosting
provider-owned systems, and new NDS records, you can use this
method.
In your site home page by adding meta tags
If you can edit the HTML code of your site, you can choose this
method.
HTML files will be uploaded to your server
If the file you can upload your new website, you can choose this
method.
Link to your Google Analytics (Analysis) account
If your site uses "Google Analytics (Analysis)" tracking code and
the code using a non-synchronous code snippet, you can use this
method. You must be a "Analytics (Analysis)" account manager.
Instructions:
Google will index pages on this site to find all valid "Google
Analytics (Analysis)" tracking code. All found in "Google Analytics
(Analysis)" website profiles among, if we find that you have
administrator status, you will identify the owner of this site.
"Google Analytics (Analysis)" Tracking code is only used to verify
site ownership. Will not access any "Google Analytics (Analysis)"
information.
Copy the following meta tag, then your website home page, ""
section (in the first, "" section before) paste this tag.
Display Example
My title
Web Content
1. Download HTML verification file.
[Google686fa277cd506aeb.html]
TXT records contain additional information domain is the Domain
Name System (DNS) of a project. You can create a TXT record, to
Google that you are the owner of the domain.
One. Will be added to the bottom of the TXT record
rakuten.com.tw the DNS settings.
google-site-verification =
4pmqapOhmlaS9ijiRwPeOrQOcp_eWFo0WV0nLk2vy1k
2. Click below to [verify].
Google to find the DNS TXT records, will be verified, so that
you become the owner of the domain (Note: DNS changes need to take
some time. If we do not immediately find the record, after the
regular inspection).
For DNS validation information, please refer to the verification
instructions.
about sggooss's action,i agree it.anyway if you use payment
methods that allow access to your bank accounts ,should be very
carefuly,but i refuse to use payment methods that allow access to
my bank accounts ,normal i use paypal.
I use Firefox, OpenDNS, WOT and No Script on my PC. I use a VM
of Ubuntu if I really want to check out something that I am pretty
sure is going to be bad. In addition I have a competent hardware
firewall protecting the edge. It is sad that I have to do all this
just to keep a handful of evil people from doing evil things.
Rick Shepherd President Synux Technologies www.synux.com
Now this is a good poll
Now this is a good poll :D
Considering I don't have any credit cards to use online (hate them) I do take every precaution to pretect my partner from being phished with hers.
As good as the advice is here, people have to stop disregarding it because they rely too much on credit card protection to bail them out of the preverbial poo.
Using an obese PC. I offer it a bit and it takes a megabyte.
Gishit and check the URL
I always check the URL in an email to make sure that the company is sending me to a main part of the site. Chances are that if there are numbers and or letters at the end of the URL, it may be an attempt to validate your email address as being active--for spamming. I also use a service called Gish Puppy. They allow you to use custom email addresses use in online forms. The custom email address forwards email from the site in question to your real email account. If the website you subscribed to is a spammer, you can choose to stop email from being forwarded to your account via Gish Puppy without contacting the sammer.
--Jason
I'm...
Always check the URL of links received in email before clicking
...and some more...for example: only trusted websides!
I always check the URL and
I always check the URL and if it's in the Junk mail box of my e-mail provider (Hotmail), then I don't even bother and just delete it completely. BMO's real website lands in my inbox, and they don't contact me often anyway - especially not to sign in for a Mastercard that I don't even own! :P
"Ask not what God can do for you, but what you can do for God."
Check the link and clarify
Check the link and clarify it's legit. Even then I use things like this to make sure there is no risk from possible keyloggers and such just in case.
I also make sure that I'm 100% sure where the money is going to and clarify all the little details.
не пользуюсь
не пользуюсь интернет платежами из-за высокого риска
double check
Check you bank account statement , That is how I was able to recover money from a scan . I also deal with sites with a green circle ---- that's how I became acquainted with WOT ==== oh yes I have the fire walls , and the rest of the tools , but not seal nor deal ---
All or some of the above
I check if communications are crypted (over SSL), I regulary change my passwords, and like Saad92 I use firefox extensions (block possibly malicious javascript, anti-keyloggers, ...).
But we must remember that online transactions can't be 100% safe, so before to buy something on Internet, check WOT map ;)
Quite a few checks
I personally only use a couple of online shops which I have used for years without a hitch, but occasionally I do use an unkown store, so before buying from them I have a list I check:
1 - Check the site rating on WOT and any comments left
2 - Check domain on URLVoid
3 - Check the site on a Search engine usually something like "CompanyName, Scam" etc.
4 - Check terms & conditions and Privacy policy
5 - Check for valid SSL
6 - Use Google Streetview to try and locate and view their listed address
7 - Then go with my gut feeling. If there is any slight thing that doesn't sit right with me, I will avoid completely.
Multiple checks but still...
Sometimes even all the safety features in the world cannot save you completely from a unwanted scam.
They can come from everywhere.
Never check nor click on a URL in an email
Go directly to the site that interests you and never click on a link in an email. Too bad that was not one of the choices in the poll.
Multiple measures should be taken every time
1) Always check the URL of the links received in your email with McAfee SiteAdvisor and WOT to see if the website is involved in any spam or scam before clicking.
2) Regularly change your passwords every 6 months is also a good practice to prevent the misuse of your credit cards.
3) Always read through the privacy policy carefully. Use EULAlyzer if necessary.
4)And finally, check for SSL or HTTPS connection whenever you are making any payment.
Virtual Protection for Your Virtual Experience. Get Into the Vault, Now.
2) Regularly change your
2) Regularly change your passwords every 6 months
So the criminals wait for six month unless they rob you? Changing the passwords is good, but you should do it much more often.
Blueberry Cake Level Member of the WOT Community
Keepin it clean
I always change passwords often. I check every link that comes into my inbox.
Also, I don't use a credit card unless it is necessary, which isn't often.
One nation under God, WOT Gold Member and long time WOT Member.
趕出詐騙釣魚網站~驗證擁有權!!!有幾種妳選擇絕得最簡單ㄉ方法!!!!可是都只能防最基本的~重要的還是要小心!!
將 DNS 記錄加入您的網域設定
如果您可以登入您的網域註冊商或主機供應商所屬系統，並新增 NDS 記錄，則可以使用這個方法。
在您的網站首頁中加入中繼標記
如果您可以編輯您的網站 HTML 碼，則可以選擇這個方法。
將 HTML 檔案上載到您的伺服器
如果您可以將新的檔案上載到您的網站，則可以選擇這個方法。
連結至您的 Google Analytics (分析) 帳戶
如果您的網站使用了「Google Analytics (分析)」追蹤程式碼，且該程式碼使用的是非同步程式碼片段，則您可以使用這個方法。您必須是「Analytics (分析)」帳戶的管理員。
指示：
Google 會在這個網站的索引網頁上，尋找所有有效的「Google Analytics (分析)」追蹤程式碼。在所有找到的「Google Analytics (分析)」網站設定檔之中，如果我們發現您具有管理員身分，就會認定您是這個網站的擁有者。「Google Analytics (分析)」追蹤程式碼僅用於驗證網站所有權。不會存取任何「Google Analytics (分析)」的資料。
複製下列的中繼標記，然後在您的網站首頁的「」部分 (在第一個「」部分之前) 貼上此標記。
顯示範例
我的標題
網頁內容
1. 下載 HTML 驗證檔。 [google686fa277cd506aeb.html]
2. 上載檔案至 http://www.rakuten.com.tw/
3. 透過瀏覽器前往 http://www.rakuten.com.tw/google686fa277cd506aeb.h... 以確認上載成功。
4. 按一下底下的 [驗證]。
TXT 記錄含有網域的補充資訊，是網域名稱系統 (DNS) 中的一個項目。您可以建立 TXT 記錄，向 Google 證明您是該網域的擁有者。
1. 將下方的 TXT 記錄新增至 rakuten.com.tw 的 DNS 設定。
google-site-verification=4pmqapOhmlaS9ijiRwPeOrQOcp_eWFo0WV0nLk2vy1k
2. 按一下底下的 [驗證]。
Google 找到此 DNS TXT 記錄後，便會進行驗證，使您成為該網域的擁有者 (請注意：DNS 變更需要花上一些時間。如果我們沒有立即找到記錄，之後會定期檢查)。
如需 DNS 驗證的相關資訊，請參閱驗證說明。
Weird Spam?
Google Translate:
The DNS record to your domain settings
If you can log in to your domain registrar or hosting provider-owned systems, and new NDS records, you can use this method.
In your site home page by adding meta tags
If you can edit the HTML code of your site, you can choose this method.
HTML files will be uploaded to your server
If the file you can upload your new website, you can choose this method.
Link to your Google Analytics (Analysis) account
If your site uses "Google Analytics (Analysis)" tracking code and the code using a non-synchronous code snippet, you can use this method. You must be a "Analytics (Analysis)" account manager.
Instructions:
Google will index pages on this site to find all valid "Google Analytics (Analysis)" tracking code. All found in "Google Analytics (Analysis)" website profiles among, if we find that you have administrator status, you will identify the owner of this site. "Google Analytics (Analysis)" Tracking code is only used to verify site ownership. Will not access any "Google Analytics (Analysis)" information.
Copy the following meta tag, then your website home page, "" section (in the first, "" section before) paste this tag.
Display Example
My title
Web Content
1. Download HTML verification file. [Google686fa277cd506aeb.html]
2. Upload files to http://www.rakuten.com.tw/
3. Through the browser to http://www.rakuten.com.tw/google686fa277cd506aeb.h ...
To confirm the successful upload.
4. Click below to [verify].
TXT records contain additional information domain is the Domain Name System (DNS) of a project. You can create a TXT record, to Google that you are the owner of the domain.
One. Will be added to the bottom of the TXT record rakuten.com.tw the DNS settings.
google-site-verification = 4pmqapOhmlaS9ijiRwPeOrQOcp_eWFo0WV0nLk2vy1k
2. Click below to [verify].
Google to find the DNS TXT records, will be verified, so that you become the owner of the domain (Note: DNS changes need to take some time. If we do not immediately find the record, after the regular inspection).
For DNS validation information, please refer to the verification instructions.
about sggooss's action,i
about sggooss's action,i agree it.anyway if you use payment methods that allow access to your bank accounts ,should be very carefuly,but i refuse to use payment methods that allow access to my bank accounts ,normal i use paypal.
Let wind take away everything!
Check the URL, call the vendor
I fall back on knowing who I'm connecting to and always ensuring I call before ordering online to make sure everything seems legit.
RE: What actions do you take to reduce the chances of your perso
I use Firefox, OpenDNS, WOT and No Script on my PC. I use a VM of Ubuntu if I really want to check out something that I am pretty sure is going to be bad. In addition I have a competent hardware firewall protecting the edge. It is sad that I have to do all this just to keep a handful of evil people from doing evil things.
Rick Shepherd President Synux Technologies www.synux.com
RE: What actions do you take to reduce the chances of your perso
I always use the first two.
RE: What actions do you take to reduce the chances of your perso
Always check the URL of links received in email before clicking and Use low limit credit cards when conducting transactions online
Owner of lotusscrubs.com
RE: What actions do you take to reduce the chances of your perso
First 2
RE: What actions do you take to reduce the chances of your perso
All normal precautions as well as a seperate pinpad