{"id":3661,"date":"2023-11-10T11:52:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2023-11-10T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T13:00:48","slug":"get-safe-online-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/2023\/11\/10\/get-safe-online-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#buyingonline: Get Safe Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Black Friday & Christmas fast approaching, November & December are 2 of the busiest shopping months of the year. Make sure you know how to protect yourself when shopping online by following the links below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The busiest time of year for buying online is also a busy time for online criminals. Read our expert, easy-to-follow advice #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t pay a seller you don\u2019t know for goods by bank transfer \u2026 it could be a sign of fraud. Always pay by credit card if you can #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

When buying from an ad on social media or an online marketplace, it\u2019s always best to see the goods before you part with any money #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

Make sure websites you\u2019re thinking of buying from are likely to be safe and not fraudulent at www.getsafeonline.org\/checkawebsite<\/a> www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a> #OnlineBuying<\/p>\n

Always check that payment pages are secure by checking that the address begins with \u2018https\u2019 (s is for secure) and there\u2019s a closed padlock in the address bar #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

Fake goods are of poor quality, illegal and might even be dangerous in use. Avoid them at all costs, however tempted you are to buy #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

This #BlackFriday and #FestiveSeason, don\u2019t fall victim to a parcel delivery scam. Check out our expert advice #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

If you think you\u2019ve been a victim of fraud, report it to @actionfrauduk at www.actionfraud.police.uk<\/a> or by calling 0300 123 2040 #OnlineBuying www.getsafeonline.org\/onlinebuying<\/a><\/p>\n

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With Black Friday & Christmas fast approaching, November & December are 2 of the busiest shopping months of the year. Make sure you know how to protect yourself when shopping online by following the links below. The busiest time of year for buying online is also a busy time for online criminals. Read our expert, … Continue reading #buyingonline: Get Safe Online<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62640,53955,53952,53959,16028],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parent-zone","category-post-16","category-lower-primary","category-secondary-2","category-whole-school-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3661"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3674,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3661\/revisions\/3674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/maryrussell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}