| Internet banking has many benefits to it | | | | easily taken care of and so you should |
| but there are risks as well. No matter | | | | be assured. The banks have lots of |
| how comfortable you are using Internet | | | | protection against such eventualities. |
| banking you cannot deny that. You don't | | | | You must also do things to safeguard |
| tend to worry about them because the | | | | your money. First, your job is to never |
| convenience of doing your banking from | | | | give out your passwords or pin codes to |
| your computer far outweighs any possible | | | | anyone. They are for your use only and |
| concerns you may have. You put you trust | | | | allow you to safely access your bank |
| in your bank and its system and hope | | | | accounts, to pay your bills or transfer |
| that you have not misplaced your trust. | | | | money between accounts. If you keep |
| After all, who can complain about being | | | | these to yourself you are protecting |
| able to pay your bills twenty-four hours | | | | your bank accounts and the money in |
| a day any day of the week you want to | | | | them. Next, never pay your bills by |
| and know that within forty-eight hours | | | | accessing your banking needs through |
| the money will be in the account you | | | | anything that is not directly with your |
| sent it to? No more having to write | | | | bank. |
| checks, balance those annoying | | | | Do not use pop-up windows, hyperlinks |
| checkbooks or worry if you left enough | | | | rooted in emails or search engines. |
| time for the payment to arrive at the | | | | Anything that looks suspicious probably |
| company's office. You just sit down at | | | | is and so should be deleted permanently. |
| your computer, enter the correct billing | | | | Your bank has its own website and its |
| information which will include the bank | | | | specific steps to paying your bills, use |
| account information, the billing | | | | them and nothing else. There is never a |
| information and the amount to be sent, | | | | reason for any company to request your |
| and it is done. All protected by your | | | | banking information along with a |
| passwords and codes. | | | | password to pin code. If this happens do |
| The greatest concern of those who use | | | | not complete the transaction. Leave the |
| Internet banking is theft. There is a | | | | site immediately and do not return to |
| risk of online identity theft, theft of | | | | it. |
| passwords and pin codes. There are | | | | Although there are some risks connected |
| concerns about viruses attacking the | | | | with Internet banking overall it is |
| bank's computers and bringing the system | | | | proving to be a safe, efficient and |
| to a halt, or hackers getting in and | | | | convenient method of banking that is |
| stealing all the money. These may be | | | | satisfying consumers all over the world. |
| genuine concerns but most of them are | | | | |