We all know that there are certain risks involved with participating in online transactions.

Even though authorities do as much as they can to minimise the chances of your personal information, money or goods falling into the wrong hands, you can still do more yourself to protect your eBay account.

The first thing to do is double check that you have selected your eBay user ID, password and secret question very carefully. Make sure your user ID is not the same as your email address, and try to make your passwords different too.

You should try to change your password every 30 to 60 days, in order to keep it fresh and maximise the level of protection it offers.Be wary of phishing scams – those fake emails that ask you to list personal and sensitive information. Remember that all emails from eBay will appear in the My Messages section of your eBay account, so if it doesn’t appear here (and does appear in your email) it is certainly a fake.

Make sure you are equipped with online protection software on your computer. This means up to date antvirus and spyware software should be installed, and a strong internet firewall should be up and running.

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