Check for encryption or secure sites when providing confidential
information online
Credit card and online banking sites are convenient and easy
ways to purchase and handle financial transactions. They are also the
most frequently spoofed or "faked" sites for phishing scams. Information
you provide to online banking and shopping sites should be encrypted
and the site's URL should begin with https. Some browsers have an icon
representing a lock at the lower right of the browser window. For more
information about phishing, please visit http://www.onguardonline.gov/phishing.html .