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Caution - Don't get Wanked
when you Wank
You should approach buying ANYTHING on the web with a bit of
caution, but especially adult products.
Unscrupulous people use fake and
real websites to distribute computer virus, load tracking cookies on
your computer, and, of course, try to trick you into providing
unnecessary financial information. Because websites are not
regulated worldwide, many of these website continue to exist. This
problem seems more prevalent among adult oriented sites, possibly
because many surfers with a boner follow link after link in a somewhat
oblivious manner - hey, we've all done it.
There are a few best practices
for not getting ripped off while surfing paying for Adult videos online.
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Keep your Security Software up-to-date.
Many
security products and even the web browsers themselves are adding
anti-phishing components that let you know when you are on a suspect
site.
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Look for signs of security.
When you reach the point of
payment or of sharing your personal information, the Web site should
be secure. The address of a secure site contains an “s” after the
“http:”, like so: “https:”. Internet browsers also display an icon
such as a gold padlock to verify that the site is secure.
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Many reputable websites use one of several credit card processing
agents, like CCBill
or Epoch Payments. These Internet Billing Support
companies provides customer service for thousands of websites 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. They handle the whole financial
transaction, so the website does not even have your credit card
number. PayPal does not knowingly accept transactions for adult-oriented items.
So if a website offers PayPal payment, beware.
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Know your seller's reputation
- Easy when you are buying
something from Target online, but not so easy when it is from
HotHairyMuscularRomanticGuys.com or even HotBears.com for that
matter! We recommend that you Google the website
to see if there are any complaints posted on the Internet.
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Don’t respond to unsolicited e-mails.
Did you ever get an e-mail message that appears to be from PayPal or
another legitimate-looking outfit, asking you to click on a Web link
and update your account information? Never, ever do that! This is
one of the biggest online scams around.
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Read the fine print.
If you are buy a package of minutes or a
monthly website membership, check to see if the package or
membership will re-bill automatically at the end of
the term of service. If it is OK with you for the site to rebill, then make sure you know how to cancel the agreement when you
want to.
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Mystery Charges. If you see any charges on your credit
card that you do not understand, immediately check with your credit
card provider. These often get cleared up faster with the
involvement of the credit card company.
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