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Christmas Shopping Safety Tips |
The Stephenville Police
Department wants to remind residents about taking security measures
to reduce ID theft, Property thefts and Burglaries from autos.
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Safeguard
your personal data such as credit cards, personal ID
information and bank information.
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Check your
credit card receipts and properly dispose of them.
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Secure personal
belongings and valuables out of sight or in the trunk of your
vehicle while you are away.
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Take your
purchases to your car intermittently.
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Keep packages
out of view when in the car.
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Take your
purchases to your car intermittently.
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Keep
packages out of view when in the car.
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Park in a
well lit area
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Have keys
out and ready to enter car.
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Do not sit
in car with your attention not focused to surroundings.
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Do not flash
large sums of cash.
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Check
vehicle before entering it.
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Keep vehicle
locked.
By taking some basic
steps, we can all reduce our chances of being a victim of crime
during this holiday season.
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Online Christmas Shopping Safety Tips |
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Only shop with
online merchants you know and trust.
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Order from
secure websites. When you reach the stage where you have to
enter any personal information look for a locked padlock or
unbroken key icon next to the address bar (unsecured sites may
show an unlocked padlock or a broken key). Here is what the
locked padlock looks like in Internet Explorer 7.
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Keep printouts
of everything. This includes copies of your order; web pages
describing what you ordered; web pages that tell the seller’s
name, address and telephone number; and any email confirmations
you get. If the date does not appear on any of these printouts
write this on them as well.
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Use just one
credit card for online purchases. This can make it easier to
detect wrongful charges.
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Don’t give out
unnecessary information.
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Don’t send your
credit card information by email
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Don’t give out
your password to e-commerce sites to anyone
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Don’t give out
your bank information, no one needs it for an online order
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Double check
every website address.
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Don’t click on
links within emails. Type the website address yourself, very
carefully.
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Remember that if
the deal seems too good to be true it probably is.
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