Secure Your Credit Card Transactions and
Protect Your Personal Information

Forums, Newsgroups, Blogs, Discussion Boards

Do's

• Always look for settings that hide your email address. You will still be reachable by other forum users, but your email will not be visible to the thousands of spambots visiting the forum to collect your e-mail address.
• Use a screen name that doesn't give away any sensitive information.
• Check the terms, conditions and privacy statements of the forum.
• If you keep receiving unwanted private messages, inform the board administrator who has the power to prevent a user from sending private messages.

Don't's

• Do not respond to spam.
• Do not give out sensitive information (credit card number, Social Security Number, passwords, address, etc.) about yourself or other persons.