Consumer Protection

Compared to five years ago, there are good things and bad things about shopping on the Internet today. One good thing is that there is a wide variety of stores available. Another good thing is that PayPal and other online payment services make it easier to buy things online. A bad thing is that there's more fraud—at least in volume if not percentage of transactions—at online auction sites. Another bad thing is that “phishing” e-mail scams, where spam e-mail tries to persuade you to give up your credit card, PayPal, or other financially related information, are rampant. If you're going to do any kind of shopping online, it'll behoove you to keep your eyes open and remain aware of scams and other things that might affect you. ...

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