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secret investment tricks sure to make you untold fortunes, and

contests that you've surprisingly won without entering are the enticing

hooks used by companies to grab your attention.

While you may not directly pay for the software or service with money,

the free software or service you asked for may have been bundled

with advertising software ("adware") that tracks your behavior and

displays unwanted advertisements. You may have to divulge personal

information or purchase something else in order to claim your

supposed content winnings. If an offer looks so good it's hard to

believe, ask for someone else's opinion, read the fine print, or even

better, simply ignore it.

Review bank and credit card statements regularly

The impact of identity theft and online crimes can be greatly reduced if

you can catch it shortly after your data is stolen or when the first use

of your information is attempted. One of the easiest ways to get the

tip-off that something has gone wrong is by reviewing the monthly

statements provided by your bank and credit card companies for

anything out of the ordinary.

Additionally, many banks and services use fraud prevention systems

that call out unusual purchasing behavior (i.e. if you live in Texas and

all of the sudden start buying refrigerators in Budapest). In order to

confirm these out of the ordinary purchases, they might call you and

ask you to confirm them. Don't take these calls lightly; this is your hint

that something bad may have happened and you should take

necessary action.

Protect your computer with Windows security tools

Windows provides a variety of protection applications.

Windows Updates

If you have an active Internet connection, Windows can check for

important updates for your computer and install them automatically.

These updates include security patches and program updates that

can improve your computing experience and help protect your

computer against new viruses and attacks.

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