Never respond to any financial
emails looking for personal information. Seniors-Discount
has seen many seniors hurt from the practice of
phishing. Please remember Banks won't ever send
you an email asking you to confirm your information.
Never send anyone credit card
information over the web through email. This is
incredibly unsecure and dangerous.
Giving banking information over
the phone is also a no-no. Banks won't ever call
you to ask you to confirm your banking.
Some websites will pop-unders
- never click on these - they will release spyware
programs into your hard drive.
It is often a good idea to clean
your cookies every couple months. Unfortunately
you will need to have a copy of your passwords.
Be careful of people you meet
on the web. You have no reference point for these
people. Never move to quickly.
When sending money to family members
- besure in the service provider. Quality names
include; Western Union, Paypal.com and Interact
are good. Do your research on a given provider.
Don't post personal information
on social networks like - Facebook, Myspace or dating
sites. This can be used to access your financial
records.
Delete unsolicated email ASAP
Use Common Sense - If it is to
good to be true - It ALWAYS is!!
