Quiz: How Secure is Your Online Holiday Shopping? - Money Tip Tuesday

<p style="text-align:left;">It’s time to start shopping for the holidays again, are you ready? With online shopping, buying gifts for the holidays has never been easier. However, there is also some risk involved with scammers waiting to take advantage of your holiday spirit. We have a quiz for you to see if you know what to do to protect yourself and your finances while shopping online. </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Links: </p> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li>Listen to our fraud prevention podcast episode on <a href='https://trianglecu.podbean.com/e/fraud-protection-keep-yourself-safe-from-fraudsters/'>Fraud Protection Tactics to Keep Your Family Safe</a> with Jose Rivera Hernandez</li> <li>Follow our <a href='https://www.facebook.com/pg/MakingMoneyPersonalPodcast/posts/?ref=page_internal'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneypersonal/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/TCUpodcastMMP'>Twitter</a> pages!</li> <li>Learn more about <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/home'>Triangle Credit Union</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:left;">Transcript:</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the Making Money Personal podcast. </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Question 1: When shopping online is it better to use your debit card or your credit card? </p> <p style="text-align:left;">It is better to use your credit card. If your debit card is compromised, scammers can take funds directly from your bank account, whereas with a credit card, it just goes on your credit. There are also laws that limit your liability with credit card fraud, so you’re not financially responsible for unauthorized credit card use.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Question 2: You just received an email from someone claiming to be “Amazon” offering 75% off your next purchase if you click the link. You hover over the link and it does not go to Amazon. Should you: </p> <ol style="text-align:left;list-style-type:upper-alpha;"><li>Click the link </li> <li>Report phishing </li> <li>Fo