Monday, May 11, 2009

Ok so im buying something for my first time online and I need help.?

I am buying my mom a balloon and flowers from flowers.com as a birthday present.Normally I would think of soemthing a little more creative but since I am a poor exchnage student overseas in Switzerland,Im buying online.Ok so I have an american express gift card and Im buying something that 63.91 and I know I have enough money on the card so If I click to buy the thing and fillout my billing info what exactly will they send to my hosthouse in Switzerland-is that when I would have to pay or just sign something.Im so confused.I just want to buy this thing and pay for it online with a credit card and it be over with.Can anyone help?Thanks a bunch.

Ok so im buying something for my first time online and I need help.?
When you click to purchase they will ask for all of your information right then. There are places where you put in the credit card info, just follow the directions they are very simple. If this makes you uncomfortable, look to see if there is a toll free # that you can call to order them. Then you can talk to a live body and give the info right over the phone.
Reply:Credit cards are the most convenient way to shop online. With credit card comes the ability to shop from anywhere and anytime. Due to all these facilities and simplified online shopping procedures, credit cards are at the centered of an e-commerce boom. But, instances of credit card fraud while online shopping are not unheard and are growing day by day. What can save you from such online credit card frauds? In this two part article series we look at 10 vital tips to make sure that you don't fall into these traps.





1. Yellow lock symbol in your browser's status bar





Modern web browsers ( a software that is used to surf the internet) are quite safe and respond to safe sites. They do it by embedding a yellow lock in the status bar of your browser whenever they go to a secure website. Always check for this yellow lock in the status bar of your browser.





2. https:// and yellow address bar





Whenever you reach a secure website the url of your website will change from http:// to https:// and along with this, if you are using a latest web browser the color of the status bar will also change to yellow. Some browser show a yellow lock right there in the address bar.





3. Encryption





E-commerce websites, which practice safe shopping experience for their customers use 128 bit encryption and more to transfer the data. This is the latest and most secure way of transmitting your credit card information and personal details over the internet. If a shopping website uses this encryption technology it will say it somewhere on their website. The usual place to check is the footer or header of the website where the logos of such encryptions are displayed prominently. Read more from: http://www.credit-card-gallery.com/artic...
Reply:You do not have to sign anything. You hitting submit is basically your signature. Just fill out all of the billing and delivery information, put in the credit card number and click submit. Some sites ask you if you want a receipt sent to you. But you can always print out the confirmation page as the receipt. Be very careful ordering on line. I learned from consumers digest the proper way to tell if the site is secure and for real when using the credit card is when you get to the page when it's time to enter the credit card number the http: in the address bar will turn to https: meaning secure. If it doesn't do not put your credit card information on that site it can be hacked.


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