How to protect yourself against online back to school scams?

During the back to school season the school supplies industry comes fully alive. This is when thousands of parents across the nation go online to source the school supplies for their kids. This is also the time when people experience loads of online scams. This is not to mean everyone who shops online experiences these scams but we also cannot totally ignore the fact that such scams increase during the back to school season. In other words you are vulnerable during this season. What should you do to make yourself less vulnerable?

You should adhere to the best practices of online safety when you order school supplies. To get started with first ensure that you are shopping only in private networks. Do not shop when you are in public Wi-Fi networks. Ordering your wholesale backpacks when you are in a public Wi-Fi network will put your credit card at risk. People could easily intercept the transactions and steal the data. To avoid putting yourself under such risks you should make certain that you start shopping only using your private internet connections.

Secondly, make sure that your device is fully protected. You could be ordering your bulk backpacks from your mobile device or from your tablet PC, laptop or desktop computer. Regardless of the device that you are using it is important that you order the school supplies only when your device is protected against virus attacks and spyware.

Try to order the backpacks from the most trusted stores online. You should read reviews about the online suppliers. Do they enjoy good reputation? Do they supply good quality school supplies? Are they known for their timely delivery? Yes, all these factors will help the entire shopping experience good or bad. Those who ignore these factors are likely to run into series of issues and those who make it appoint to pay attention to these factors get the best quality school supplies. Therefore if you are not managing to find good school supplies it does not mean that there are no good suppliers in the industry. It just means that you are not paying attention to the right things while sourcing your school supplies.

You should also be cautious while accessing your emails. There are phishing mails that try to capture your data by taking you to unwarranted sites. Before you click the links in the emails you receive double check whether the emails are from genuine sources. Do not rush to click the links in the emails just because you happen to receive emails with subject lines such as ‘Your order cancelled”. This could be a bait to get you click the risky links. Stay away from such phishing mails. There is no need to be paranoid, we are of course surrounded by risks.

However, with basic precautions you will be able to overcome most of the challenges and keep yourself protected against all forms of dangers while shopping for your school supplies online.