With the development of the Internet, it has resulted in a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.
Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.
On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number — or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe , an on-line music retailer(零售商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. MasterCard is working on plans for Web — only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm’s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) spending.
And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start https: //—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, you’re your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.
What is the meaning of “fraud”?
A.Safety. | B.Sale. | C.Payment. | D.Cheating. |
What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?
A.Fraud on the Internet. |
B.Many Web sites are destroyed. |
C.Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. |
D.A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. |
How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?
A.The customers give them the information. |
B.The thieves steal the information from Web sites. |
C.The customers sell the information to them. |
D.The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms. |
You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest you do?
A.Order the TV set at once. |
B.Do not buy the TV set on this site. |
C.E-mail the site your credit-card information. |
D.Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you. |
How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?
A.six. | B.three. | C.Five. | D.four. |