How to avoid Internet fraud, scams, phishing and other cybercrime
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Internet fraud takes many forms, from retail websites that don´t deliver, to emails phishing for credit card or bank information, to tech support scams that take over your desktop, and everything in between. They share a common goal, however: extracting money or personal data from an unsuspecting user.If you come upon something that seems sketchy, here´s how to check it out before you put your money down.Three signs that a website is legitimate Hopefully most websites you encounter are legitimate. There are two quick ways to tell, plus one that requires just a little more legwork. 1. URLs beginning with `https` means the website is a secured site. That means it´s encrypted using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates that protect private data traveling between a data server and a web browser.To read this article in full, please click here