RISKS IN ONLINE SHOPPING
With the increase in electronic commerce, added to the wide
range of products found online, it is important to distinguish
the threats that digital sales may eventually hide.
To begin with, it is necessary to clarify that buying online is not
synonymous with scam, theft, fraud or loss of data. On the
contrary, it is a business that has many benefits but that, like
physical sales, can also present potential threats.
It is not so difficult to understand this sustained growth,
because instead of walking to a bank and queuing to pay a
bill, many are preferring to do the same in a matter of seconds
from their cell phone or computers. The above is just one
example of how the benefits of electronic commerce translate
into savings in time, money and physical effort. There are
even payment methods that, with prior authorization from the
user, are capable of automatically discounting the amount to
be paid by the person, making forgetting to cancel an invoice
a thing of the past.
If this scenario is transferred to buying items online, the fact of
not leaving the house and receiving the products at home is
another component that attracts many to resort to this type of
purchase.
However, just as in physical commerce, one must be aware of
not receiving a false bill, a poor quality product or being
scammed, in the virtual plane, a series of recommendations
must also be addressed to avoid being victims of criminals
who they operate under various modalities associated with the
Internet.
For this manager it is essential to validate elements such as
the reliability of the web page in which the purchase is being
sought. The above can be achieved by verifying the terms and
conditions that it has, which explains, for example, what
happens if the purchased product does not meet the
customer's expectations or something contrary to what was
ordered simply arrives; that the platform shows an investment
by the developers in such a way that it is easy to navigate,
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