VeriSign indicates online security

One of the most popular pastimes of the moment is online bingo, which offers affordable entertainment with the added convenience of being able to play in the comfort of your own home at any time of the night or day.

Regrettably, like any other online pastime which involves the withdrawal and depositing of funds, players are at a slight risk of internet theft or fraud.

Internet theft or fraud is a risk which can be encountered anywhere online, from your email inbox to chat-rooms as well as from message boards or websites.

However, that doesn’t mean that eGamers shouldn’t trust the internet at all. There are ways and means of ensuring that you don’t become a victim of internet theft or fraud.

One of the primary rules is to verify that the online bingo site that you are accessing is a legitimate site, and not a dummy site set up by scammers to extract funds from unsuspecting online consumers.

Check for the VeriSign logo along the bottom of the homepage. VeriSign is an online security service provider which offers online protection online, offering the strongest SSL encryption to every site visitor.

This encryption ensures that any payment transaction carried out online is secure. VeriSign also operate firewalls which ensure that the information entered onto a website from consumers is not available to outsiders or criminals

The VeriSign logo on website indicates that the website is in possession of a digital security certificate and can be considered as secure as possible. 

3rd December 2008