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Practise checking sellers, payment requests and urgent offers before entering card details.

Safer online shopping

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Enter only general figures. Do not enter bank account numbers, passwords, PPS numbers or identity-document details.
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01A social-media advert says an unknown Irish shop closes tonight and offers 80% off.
02The seller only accepts a bank transfer to a personal account.
03The website shows an address but it cannot be confirmed elsewhere.
04All reviews are recent, five-star and use very similar wording.
05You think your card details were entered on a fake site.