This is by no means a new topic. I’ve probably mentioned it half a dozen times during the past year, and I’ll probably mention another half a dozen times in the coming year. I’m working on the principle that if you throw mud at a wall often enough, eventually some of it will stick. And what needs to stick in this case, is the fact that online crime is becoming a bigger and bigger problem—and nobody is exempt.
You know it’s a big problem when you receive an email about it from banks and the big online retailers at the rate of at least one a week. The main problem involves imitation scams, that’s where the bad guys pretend that they’re your bank or online retailer using very convincing graphics. It’s a serious topic and you should be instructing everyone associated with your business to be cautious and to look for the tell-tale signs of an online scam.
Do some research to compile a list of signs to look out for. Just one slip by you or a staff member and it could cost your shop a lot of money.