13 Tips to Avoid Online Scams this Festive Season

Before you get on a shopping spree with so many offers running rampant on the Internet, here are 13 tips to avoid online scams this festive season.

13 Tips to Avoid Online Scams this Festive Season

Tip#1.
Never click on pop-up advertisements, even if they look genuine.

Tip#2.
Don’t respond to unwanted or unexpected promotional emails, even if the sender looks familiar.

Tip#3.
Shop from well-known online websites. Ensure that their payment page’s URL begins with ‘https’ and has a lock symbol.

Tip#4.
Always go for cash-on-delivery payment mode if you are shopping from a less familiar website.

Tip#5.
Don’t go for offers that sound too good to be true. Presenting such fake offers to users is one of the oldest online scams that cyber criminals use.

Tip#6.
Avoid clicking on social media posts that promise gifts in return for a completed survey.

Tip#7.
Do not shop online when you are connected to a public/free, unsecured Wi-Fi network.

Tip#8.
Read reviews of products before you purchase them from a website.

Tip#9.
Be careful of social media posts that ask for donation for charity.

Tip#10.
Be it any offer, do some research on it and ensure that it is for real.

Tip#11.
Do not give away your personal information over email or phone, no matter how urgent the matter sounds.

Tip#12.
Never visit a shopping or banking website by clicking on links received via emails.

Tip#13.
Have a reliable Internet Security program for your PC that can automatically block phishing and infected websites, and stop malicious emails.

Quick Heal protects you from online scams mainly with its Anti-Phishing features:

Safe Banking
Allows you to shop and bank in a virtual environment, away from the reach of hackers and malware. This feature takes all necessary measures to ensure that your personal and financial details are hack-proof.

Web Security
Automatically blocks websites that are designed to steal your personal and banking information.

Email Security
Blocks spam and phishing emails that try to trick you into visiting bogus websites or fill up fake forms.

Online scammers are always on the lookout for you to falter and fall right into their traps. But, following some simple safety measures such as the ones described above, should be good enough to keep you in a safe spot and help you enjoy the festive season with all its glee and glory.

Rajiv Singha

Rajiv Singha

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  1. Avatar P. C. Kamath • October 27, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Thanks for the tips. Such tips now and then would definitely cautions one to tread a careful process whenever online purchases are made and especially when you tend to become lenient with the processes after repeat purchases.

    Reply
  2. Avatar Debasish • October 27, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    I read 13 notification, and I feel free after read that.

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  3. Avatar rishi • October 27, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    thankyou i have quick heal

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  4. Avatar vinay purohit • October 27, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    thanks for such useful information to protect ourself specially while online shopping.Thanks again.

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  5. Avatar bedaant srivastavv • October 27, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    Thanks for the tips. Such tips now and then would definitely cautions one to tread a careful process whenever online purchases are made and especially when you tend to become lenient with the processes after repeat purchases.

    Reply
  6. Avatar RAM PRASAD • October 27, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    quickheal internet security is the best softwere for this reason

    Reply
  7. Avatar AJIT SINGH • October 27, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    Nice information /tip on web security. Feeling more cautious after going through 13 tips.

    Reply
  8. Avatar CK Dhanabalan • October 27, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    thank you for the information

    Reply
  9. Avatar Dinesh Chandra • October 27, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    I read and good knowage

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  10. Avatar Ravinder Singh • October 27, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    Thanks for most important tips.

    Reply
  11. Avatar Prasanta Kumar Sahu • October 27, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    Go-through your 13 tips. Excellent points to keep in mind always.

    Reply
  12. Avatar c v shukla • October 27, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    thnx for the tips !!!

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  14. Avatar dharmesh bhathela • October 27, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    thanQ so much

    Reply
  15. Avatar pankaj • October 27, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    thank you are inform

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  16. Avatar Parag Dharmadhikari • October 27, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    Thanks. Very useful information for online safety.

    Reply
  17. Avatar Manohar Gajpalla • October 27, 2015 at 12:09 PM

    Very useful tips. A good reminder.

    Reply
  18. Avatar dj bharat • October 27, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    a good

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  19. Avatar Naresh Kumar • October 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    Thanks for giving the Tips, Thanks QUICK HEAL.

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  20. Avatar HARSH • October 27, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    Thx This is very useful information to all

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  21. Avatar Sreenath • October 27, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    Nice tips with true content

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  22. Avatar Sambit Dhar. • October 27, 2015 at 1:59 PM

    Good tips .thanx.

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  23. Avatar rajan samarth • October 27, 2015 at 2:09 PM

    very very useful tips for on line purchase .

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  24. Avatar dhangar • October 27, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    very good

    Reply
  25. Avatar DINKAR VISHWANATH SARAF • October 27, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    IT IS A VERY GOOD GUIDANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE TEMPTED TO TRY THEIR LUCK LIKE A LOTTERY.

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  28. Avatar Ravi Kumar • October 27, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    Thanks. Very useful information for online safty.

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  29. Avatar Ravi Kumar • October 27, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    Thanks. Very useful information for online shoping

    Reply
  30. Avatar ramnarayan • October 27, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    it is such great idea for avid problems for internet

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  31. Avatar UDAYAKUMAR S • October 27, 2015 at 4:28 PM

    Thank you so much. This is usful for anybody who is fell in trap with online busuness and transaction

    Reply
  32. Avatar Reyhan Datta • October 27, 2015 at 4:29 PM

    Thanks for the tips. I do shop online but only from those websites whom I know and have been dealing with for a very long time !

    Reply
  33. Avatar Ajay kumar • October 27, 2015 at 5:00 PM

    Thanks for giving the Tips, Thanks QUICK HEAL

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  34. Avatar adarsh Vashista • October 27, 2015 at 5:12 PM

    thanks a lot for the tips . this way you have done a great service to society as a whole . keep it up.

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  36. Avatar Niranjan Phatak • October 27, 2015 at 5:47 PM

    Thanks for tips. When friends talk about on line purchase and that they are very cheaper one is tempted. I am a senior citizen and have never made any purchases on line though tempted. However now I will not go for such purchases after getting your tips

    Reply
  37. Avatar Niranjan Phatak • October 27, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Thanks for tips. When friends talk of online purchase and that how cheaper are the offers sometimes I am tempted but have never gone for such purchase.

    Reply
  38. Avatar Bijay Purohit • October 27, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    Thanks for the Tips.

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  39. Avatar Rasik Dagli • October 27, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    Very useful tips. All must follow these tips to avoid online scams.

    Reply
  40. Avatar Ranjan Vai • October 27, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    Very nice Tips and use full .Thanks QUICK HEAL .

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  41. Avatar krishna • October 27, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    IT IS A VERY GOOD GUIDANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE TEMPTED TO TRY THEIR LUCK LIKE A LOTTERY.
    Very nice Tips and use full .Thanks QUICK HEA

    Reply
  42. Avatar gautam sharma • October 27, 2015 at 7:07 PM

    such a good tips..well done
    thanks quick heal

    Reply
  43. Avatar Dinesh Parmar • October 27, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    Thanks for tips.

    Reply
  44. Avatar Ruchi Khare • October 27, 2015 at 7:25 PM

    Thanks for information!

    Reply
  45. Avatar atmdeep • October 27, 2015 at 8:26 PM

    thanks for ur support

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  46. Avatar sukhendu bhunia • October 27, 2015 at 8:35 PM

    thanks for such useful information to protect ourself specially while online shopping.Thanks again.

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  47. Avatar vimal • October 27, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    Viree niece

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  48. Avatar prasant • October 27, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    thanks for suggestion

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  49. Avatar Sandee Mur • October 27, 2015 at 9:21 PM

    Very useful tips

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  50. Avatar Mohammad Arif • October 27, 2015 at 9:41 PM

    Thank you so much Quick Heal. Now i aware such kind of fraud emails or updates.

    Reply
  51. Avatar Arghyadeep Ghosh • October 27, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    Thanks for the tips Quick heal.I cannot open facebook in my desktop. Can you help me Quick heal?

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  52. Avatar Joaquim Tellis • October 27, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    Thanks for the info. I find it pretty useful.

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  53. Avatar V L K JAGANNADHA MURTHY • October 28, 2015 at 5:53 AM

    Thanks for the info. Very nice Tips and use full .

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  54. Avatar ashutosh kumar atal • October 28, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    thnx for giving such important information.

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  55. Avatar susmita mukherjee • October 28, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    thanks for suggation

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    Quick heal is very good antivirus.

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  57. Avatar BABU V KUMAR • October 28, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Very Very thanks for your valid tips. Seems it could be very helpful to avoid any untowards happenings

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  58. Avatar Bhagwan • October 28, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    it,s good.

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  59. Avatar Ranjeet kr • October 30, 2015 at 10:35 PM

    Thanks for suggest. I have already QHTS in my PC and mobile.

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  62. Avatar Rakesh Kumar Shukla • February 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM

    Thanks

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