Tips for Safe Online Shopping this Christmas

Tony

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Like it or not, the Christmas shopping frenzy is nearly upon us, and with an increasing number of us choosing to do our Christmas shopping online, it means making an even earlier start. But how much do you know about your rights when buying from the internet? A recent survey by the OFT found that [...]

Tips for Safe Online Shopping this Christmas
 

ZacColbert

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A good survey with some great tips. One that i employed last year after picking it up on the Consumer Action Group - The Consumer Forums was to use a prepaid card when ordering online, this way i didn't have to offer up the details of my credit card, instead i loaded money onto the prepaid one and used it just for the Christmas shopping so if anyone did get hold of the details it wasn't my main CC. I'll be doing this again this year as a precaution, makes me feel safer when ordering loads of items online.