Online fraud is a scary thing and something that I keep top of mind when I’m interacting on the web.  I make sure that I change passwords regularly, I have a couple of different user names, and I am conscious of who I share my details with.

And the reason why I do this was reinforce by a post by Alister Cameron  last Saturday called “Did I uncover your credit card details on the web today!?” (now there’s a title to get anyone’s attention).

Today I accidentally uncovered a huge list of people’s names, addresses and credit card details online. No kidding.

I found more than that: login details to people’s web hosting accounts and e-commerce site memberships as well. It was really freaky to think it was all just staring at me, thanks to a flukey Google search. Nothing more complicated than that. (And no, don’t email me for the search details!)

Go and read the post NOW and take any action you need to make sure you, your identity and your financials are safe online.

And if you sell over the internet, then you have even more work to do to ensure that your clients have a safe buying experience with you.

[tags] online fraud, credit cards, Alister Cameron [/tags]