Here are three more tips
"4) Buy gift cards ONLY from sources you know and trust. Don’t buy cards from online auction sites -- the cards could be fakes.
5) Be stingy with your personal information, and use only secure sites. Don't email your credit card number, account number, or other financial information. Email isn't a secure way to transmit numbers
6) Don't give out your credit card or other financial information in exchange for an unsolicited “free” or “sale” offer of the newest tech gadget, a gift card, a seasonal job or a holiday vacation rental."
The internet is full of spams and potholes. Getting a $50 Wal-Mart gift card from an auction site for $20 may seem like a great deal until you find out it is a bogus offer - and somebody took your $20 and you can't use the gift card!!!
Look for the https - or similar indicator that the site is secure!!!
I don't look at the wonderful "offers" that frequently pop-up in the margin of sites. Some (and that is too many) are spam sites.
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