{"id":422,"date":"2011-08-04T12:10:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T16:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/?p=422"},"modified":"2012-10-14T21:24:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T01:24:02","slug":"protect-yourself-from-online-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/protect-yourself-from-online-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Yourself From Online Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Tastatur.jpg\/350px-Tastatur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Online\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Tastatur.jpg\/350px-Tastatur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These days it is very common to store information both on your computer and online.<\/p>\n<p>However, as we are share more and more information with each other, the risk of becoming a potential fraud victim becomes increased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a quick way to see how many times your data could have been recorded as it <\/strong><strong>&#8220;HOPS&#8221;\u00a0 between you and another website.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1)On your computer, click Start, then Run<br \/>\n2) Type &#8220;cmd&#8221; and click &#8220;OK&#8221; (or press Enter)<br \/>\n3) Type this in exactly: tracert www.stungunmikes.com<br \/>\n4) Press Enter<br \/>\nEach line represents a hop from you to us, which in most cases, is quite a few.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kind of Scary isn&#8217;t it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before giving out your credit card info to a website, you should check out a few things.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First make sure they have <strong>128 bit SSl<\/strong> encryption protection.<\/li>\n<li>Check that the web page starts with \u201c<strong>https<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Check out their payment processor.\u00a0  If they use checkouts with <strong>Google, Yahoo Stores, or Paypal<\/strong>, this is a very good sign.<\/li>\n<li>Understand who they share <strong>\u201cnon\u201d credit card data<\/strong> with.  Legitimate websites do not sell their customer&#8217;s information, but may share it with their payment processor and\/ E commerce platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How can I tell if a website is secured?<\/h3>\n<p>Check for the \u201cLock\u201d icon in your browser and click on it.  When you do this, you are usually given information about the website&#8217;s security certificate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stungunmikes.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423 alignright\" title=\"secure-checkout\" src=\"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/secure-checkout-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"secure-checkout\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/secure-checkout-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/secure-checkout.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make sure that the \u201clock\u201d is not just an image on the website. A common scam is to set up s fake website in an attempt to get information.<\/p>\n<p>If you implement these precautions when shopping online, you will greatly reduce the chances of becoming a victim of online fraud.<\/p>\n<p>For more security online check out our <a title=\"home security\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stungunmikes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">home security<\/a> store<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days it is very common to store information both on your computer and online. However, as we are share more and more information with each other, the risk of becoming a potential fraud victim becomes increased. 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