Just to add a quick point: No matter how much safe a particular transaction is: One should constently check the bank statements to make sure that there isn't any unauthorized transaction. Just to share my experience, I booked my ticket with the secured site prizeline, but they some how had a links with certain marketing agencies like "great fun". So my credit card information was compremised. However I quickly contacted the bank thereby making the charges to be removed from my account and to be categorized as unauthorized transaction.
Vetri. On 13/06/2009, Rishi Kewalramani <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to one and all for your time and valuable inputs. I considered all > the points provided by you all and made the purchase which was safe and > successful. > > Loving regards, > Rishi. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "phani srikanth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:11 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Purchasing online, how safe is it? > > > Hi all, there are some sights which give that option of changing the > gate ways while performing the transactions. for example "IRCTC" > "APSRTC" but usually most of the sights offer only 1 gateway for > payment. as per my knowledge when we are using 128 SSL encription we > have no need to worry while making these transactions as the details > presented will be erased as soon as the transaction is over unless we > choose to save them as in the case of some auto recharges available > with "yahoo" and "skype". > > Here are a few tips to take note of for online transactions: > > 1. Do not make online transactions using public computers. Public > computers might have “keyloggers” (programs that log keystrokes) and > other spyware to > retrieve sensitive information. > > 2. When making transactions from your personal computer, ensure that > you have the basic security measures up-to-date. (E.g. Firewall, > anti-virus program, > anti-spyware programs) > > 3. When comparing prices of products, take note of any company which > have prices that are very much lower than their competitor’s. This > company might be > a fraud. > > 4. Always attempt to make transactions on the actual website. Do not > attempt any purchases via links in emails. Those emails might be > frauds. > > 5. Only make transactions on sites that display a security icon (check > for the little lock located on the lower right hand corner of your > browser). Websites > like Amazon.com, Ebay.com, Craigslist.org and Ablewise.com provide > very secure payment methods for their products and services. > > 6. Ensure that the “http” in your browser’s address bar has changed to > “https” to indicate a secure transaction. > > 7. Before giving any sensitive details (e.g. credit card numbers), > call up the vendor in order to check their authenticity. At the > minimum, liaise with > the vendor via email, find out specific details of your purchase, and > how you are going to purchase it. > > 8. Always keep a printout of the receipt which is provided at the end > of transactions. Match these receipts with your credit card statement > to ensure that > the correct amount has been credited. > > Lastly, ensure that your passwords, credit card numbers and other > sensitive information are kept secret at all times. If you suspect, > even a little bit, > that your account has been compromised, notify the webmaster and > request that they cancel or suspend your account immediately. > > > regards: > srikanth > > On 6/13/09, Roopakshi Pathania <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> The other aspect of making a purchase online is protecting your financial >> information present on your PC. >> The 2 critical steps in this direction would be: >> >> 1. Using a good anti-virus and anti-spyware software and a firewall. >> This will offer you protection against keyloggers. If a keylogger is >> monitoring all activities on your keyboard, then there is a threat that >> your >> financial information will be stolen. >> 2. Storing your financial information on an external USB drive. >> This will keep your passwords in a secure location that is away from >> internet access. >> >> Finally, I see that there are plenty of good suggestions given on the >> list. >> I just want to point out here that as long as you are conducting a >> transaction on a well known site with an encrypted connection, you are >> quite >> safe. Certainly thefts of credit card information occur frequently, but as >> per my knowledge, there is no way of detecting that such thefts occur >> while >> you are making a purchase. >> Unless of course some one enlightens me. >> >> Regards >> >> "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; >> and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." >> ~ Albert Einstein >> >> >> --- On Tue, 6/9/09, Rishi Kewalramani <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: Rishi Kewalramani <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [AI] Purchasing online, how safe is it? >>> To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 2:09 PM >>> Hi friends, >>> >>> I need to make a purchase online. >>> >>> I'm told that when I get to the page where I am >>> inputting my credit card number, the beginning of the web >>> URL will change from http to https. This they proclaim, >>> indicates that I'm on a secure page and the info can not be >>> found by a 3rd party. Is this true and safe enough? 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