Buying using your credit card instead of the debit card is one of the recommendations that you should follow this Amazon Prime Day.
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Amazon Prime Day is approaching and it is important that you take the necessary security measures to have a smooth shopping experience and as safe as possible.
Next, we share three tips that you should follow.
Use a credit card, not a debit card
If someone manages to get your card details, it is preferable that this happens with a credit card instead of a debit card.
The reason is that a debit card gives them direct access to the funds in your bank account, while a credit card does not use your own money immediatelyto.
Let’s say someone steals your credit card details online and makes purchases worth thousands of dollars. When you report it, the credit card company will do everything possible to resolve the fraud, because they are spending their own money, not yours.
In most cases, you won’t have to pay anything or only pay a small fee if there is fraud on your credit card.
Secure your Amazon Prime account
If you haven’t already, you can protect yourself by setting up two-factor authentication (2FA). Today, many websites offer an additional method to authenticate your session or your identity as a user.
This means that, When you enter the platform, they will send you a code to your cell phone or email so that you can enter it on the page, in addition to putting your address and password.
If you are an Amazon user, it is good to know that they have been using this security feature for a long time.
You can go to the Amazon Help and Customer Service page and activate the “two-factor authentication” option to start using it.
Learn about Amazon’s policies
If you receive a suspicious email, call, text, or link to a website purporting to be from Amazon or someone connected to the company, it’s important to know how to correctly identify it.
It’s important to familiarize yourself with Amazon’s policies so you know what reasons you might be contacted for. and recognize when the real company is contacting you.
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