Hello Lisa:

Not that you are aware of the problem that is going to help you a lot.

What is scary is you are doing the right things; making sure your website is 
secure with the https along with using a credit card.  With a credit card 
one can dispute the transaction with the credit card company.  Do not ever 
use a debit card during an online transaction. You will not be able to argue 
with the bank over the transaction.

Try not to be too adventuress in choosing your websites. Try and stay with 
what you know to be a brand name site.  My neighbor bought from an EBay 
store and got burnt twice from two different stores... the neighbor got 
their money back but it took time and frustration.

Analyze what went wrong with your transaction. Did someone else get your 
credit card info? Contact the store to let them know what happened.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Pietruk" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] question about internet fraud


> Lisa
>
> You didn't go into detail when mentioning fraud, so it is kind of hard to
> address this totally.
> So here are some thoughts and some things to put into perspective.
> Anytime you use a credit card, be it in person or online, you run a risk
> of your credit card being exploited.  Sure, your card info can be stolen
> in an internet transaction; but what is to prevent a store clerk or a
> restaurant cashier (or a bystander) to misappropriate your info.
> When dealing with shopping online, deal with entities you know or
> recotgnize; or others you trust doing the same.
> When possible, use Paypal as you don't have to give out your billing info.
> Same goes with Amazon where your info is saved in your online account and
> Hopefully, that is good for starters.  Others hopefully will chime in; and
> if you share some specific concerns or situations you have, perhaps
> someone can address it.
>
>
>
>
> It may be that Satan is planning some fresh temptation with which to 
> assail
> you; but, though he desires to sift you as wheat, Christ is praying for
> you, that your faith fail not.
> Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), in his sermon, "The Tenses"
>
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