How to Protect Yourself Online
Here are simple steps you can take to protect yourself from fraud while shopping and banking online.

• Verify the URL (address) of the sites you visit. If you're on a secure site, it should start with https (the "s" indicates it is secure.) A padlock image also should appear at the bottom of your browser window.
• Install anti-virus software and update it regularly with the most current version.
• Use separate passwords and PINs for your Internet accounts and make them difficult for others to guess. Change passwords and PINs frequently.
• Use the logoff button to end a secure session instead of closing your browser.
• Only open email messages sent by people you know.
• Never send personal or financial information by email. (Remember, we will never ask you to provide personal information via email.)
• Review your order confirmations, credit card and bank statements and report any unusual activity immediately.
• Review the security measures recommended by the Better Business Bureau, the U.S. Government and others at the following sites:
  http://www.nipc.gov/warnings/computertips.htm
  http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=153
  http:/iisw.cerias.purdue.edu/home_computing/topten.php