Security Guidelines
Security Guidelines
To keep your account secure, we ask that you follow the following Guidelines.
- Never click any links inside e-mails that link to the VirtuPay website.
Often links inside e-mails will seem to link the the VirtuPay website, but actually lead to other
websites.
- Allways make sure that the URL in your address bar starts with http://www.virtupay.com/
You should allways make sure that you are at the VirtuPay website before logging in.
- Never view, save, open, or forward any attachments that you receive inside e-mails that
seems to be from VirtuPay.
We will never send you any attachments. Any such e-mails and attachments should be handled with
extreme caution.
- Never give your password to anybody.
We will never ask you for your password. As a matter of fact, you password is saved in our database
in encrypted form and not even VirtuPay employees have access to it. You should only enter
your password at the VirtuPay website. Always check to see that the url starts with http://www.virtupay.com/
before you enter your password.
- Always make sure your log into the secure area of our website.
Most browsers display a small "Lock" icon in the lower right hand corner of browser window
to alert you to the fact that you are viewing a secure website. Double clicking on this icon
will usually give you more information that you can use to verify that you are at the correct website.
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Escrow Fraud
Please be aware that VirtuPay does not endorse or recommend any escrow services. Please
perform your own research before using an escrow service. As a general rule, you should be
extra cautious in using an escrow service that has be recommended by someone who you are about
to do business with. In most cases of Escrow Fraud, the person that recommends the service is
a participant in the fraud. You should do your own research and find a reliable escrow service.
Escrow fraud is usually associated with internet auctions. Usually auction sites like eBay
recommend an reliable escrow service for their clients to use.
The following describes how basic Escrow Fraud works, however, there are numerous variaitions.
Buyer as the Victim
- An escrow site is recommended by the Seller as protection for the buyer. The seller caring
for the buyer's protection often impresses the buyer and causes them to put more confidence
in the seller.
- The Buyer follows the sender's advice and sends the money to the fraudulent Escrow Site.
- The Seller pockets the money and the buyer never receives any goods.
Fraudulent sellers may use a number of different fraudulent escrow sites. In a buyer does not
want to use one of them, the seller usually recommends a second one.
Seller as the Victim
- The Buyer recommends using an escrow service after indication that they would only complete
the transaction if an escrow service is used.
- The fake escrow site indicates to the seller that they have received the funds from the buyer.
- The seller sends the goods to the buyer thinking that the funds have been secured.
- The buyer keeps the goods and the seller never receives any funds from the escrow service.
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