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Everyone knows it, and people who use the internet regularly have learned to avoid the most common online scams. Unfortunately scammers have learned that while their tricks may not work on the average internet user. They will work on an elderly person. Here are a few tips you can share with the senior citizens in your life! More information: http://www.badcreditresources.com/articles/help-your-relatives-protect-their-credit-card/ Like us: https://www.facebook.com/BadCreditResources Follow us: https://twitter.com/BadCreditExpert G : https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/117978576535187359303/ Badcreditresources/posts Visit: http://www.badcreditresources.com/ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Guide Your Family to Protect Them From Credit
Card Fraud
www.BadCREDITResources.com
Everyone knows it, and people who use the internet regularly have learned to avoid
the most common online scams./
Unfortunately scammers have learned
that while their tricks may not work on the
average internet user.
Here are a few tips you can share with
the senior citizens in your life!
TALK TO THE SENIORS IN YOUR LIFE
Make sure they understand that they should never respond to people they don’t know who are desperate for help.
FREE DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN FREE
There are a lot of free software on the net. Unfortunately they are usually bundled with additional software that will report back to the owners of the software credit card numbers, bank logins etc
FAKE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DO NOT let that site scan their computer. It will create a back door into their computer or load a key logger onto their computer and every time they login to a site they will expose their passwords to the scam artist.
SHOW THEM HOW TO LOOK AT THE EMAIL
HEADERS Is that email really from their bank, or is it part of some phishing scheme?
Make sure they understand that the only time you put your credit card number into a website is if you see the https: in front of the url.
ENCOURAGE THEM TO BUY CREDIT CARD
PROTECTION Many credit card companies have a service where you can give them all your credit card numbers and if your credit cards get stolen or you see unusual activity on a card you can call 1 number and all cards get cancelled.
Sign them up for a credit monitoring service or if they don’t’ apply for credit a lot, they may want to go with a credit freeze.
A new fraud going around targeted towards the elderly is an email or letter supposedly sent from the tax assessors office.
It will encourage them to use their “approved” service for a reverse mortgage.
Get more info:
Guide Your Family to Protect Them From Credit Card Fraudhttp://www.badcreditresources.com/articles/help-your-relatives-protect-their-credit-card/
Related Article:
Protect Your Card Against Credit Card Fraudhttp://www.badcreditresources.com/articles/protect-your-card-against-credit-card-fraud/
Other tips:
Credit Repair Agencies – When Promises are Brokenhttp://www.badcreditresources.com/articles/credit-repair-agencies-when-promises-are-broken/
