During the week of Black Friday consumption increases by citizensbecause a wide variety of products they find each other reduced price, from food, clothing or appliances to toys or video games. Due to this situation, the professionals of BBVA list a series of tips to avoid being victims of cybercriminals on Black Friday shopping.
Specifically, the Black Friday is celebrated this Friday, November 25, although many establishments and brands take advantage of the entire week before and following to keep their products at a lower price. Many people go in person to the corresponding centers and establishments for their purchase, but many others prefer to make their purchases online.
The warning of BBVA It is aimed mainly at consumers who carry out the purchases during Black Friday through the Internet. In recent years, the online shoppingsince it offers great advantages to consumers, such as saving time or not having to leave home to buy practically any product.
BBVA buying advice
Despite the advantages offered by online shopping, it is also necessary to take into account the risks that you can understand. The main problem consists of making purchases in unsafe places, which causes cybercriminals to get hold of the user’s personal data or bank details.
Some of the risks to which any user on the network is exposed are the following, according to reports from BBVA:
- Carry out operations in fake web pages.
- receive by email offers from sites that don’t really exist.
- Enter sensitive data or make payments connected to a Unsecured Wi-Fi network.
- Buy e.gcounterfeit products or that do not match the advertiser’s description.
To avoid all these possible problems or fall victim to cybercriminals, from BBVA list a series of interesting recommendations to carry out, especially during the Black Fridayan annual event in which online purchases increase.
Recommendations during Black Friday
The first recommendation of BBVA It consists of observing the veracity of the web page in which we are going to carry out an operation. It is essential that the URL begins with ‘https’ and not for ‘http’. In addition, it is also necessary that said website include a closed padlock in the navigation bar. Finally, the user must ensure that the website has in a visible place with the information of the company, shipping policy, return and also cookie policy.
In addition to this initial advice, BBVA experts They also indicate other useful recommendations:
- Be wary of those offers that they offer too high discounts in their products, like 80% or 90%.
- Make sure that the company allows different forms of payment. Fraudulent places usually expose all possible payment methods, although when clicking they only allow credit card, in most cases.
- Read the comments of other users to ensure the website security and also the state of the product to be acquired.
Finally, it is necessary to take into account the advertisements of products to ‘bargain’ price that appear on social networks or a web page, since they usually redirect the user to a fraudulent website. In addition, it is advisable to periodically check the charges on the credit or debit card, to make sure that no strange movement has occurred.
