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E-commerce, global sourcing and online international trade are as secure as you can assume. To avoid fraud, a few critical steps need to be understood beforehand, especially so in case of international trade and import/export transactions.

-Safety Tips Global Sourcing and Import/Export in E-Commerce

The following points help you avoid frauds in e-commerce when online shopping or global sourcing.

1. Know the import/export trader and product to the maximum. No matter what, antecedents matter much, especially as you can't see the seller. Put the power of internet to best use to discover the traders' global sourcing or import/export history before engaging in international trade or import/export with him

2. Bulk import/export or just global sourcing, setup refund/withdrawal policies with great clarity. If you are buying retail online study the sellers warrantee/refund policy. This way, you know what can go wrong in an international trade

3. International e-commerce safety rests much on trading account information and passwords. Weaker passwords will get hacked and mindlessly disclosed information leaves in the lurch.

4. Import/export, international trade site and consumers must ensure whether the website uses SSL, a security technology and certified by a licensed agency like VeriSign or Thawte. Sites with SSL will start with "https" ('s' indicates security) instead of the usual "http" and an icon of a closed lock appears on the status bar.

5. If the offer is too good to believe, forget global sourcing or buy some retail thing there. True, e-commerce can afford cheap sales but too much of discount is an alarm sign

-Can Identity Theft Spoil My International Trade Reputation

It is simple as 123 to misuse your identity and spoil credit rating domestically which can have cascading effect on your export import or global sourcing activities to some extent.

-What You Can Do About International Trade This

It takes your conscious effort to ensure safety at international trade for global sourcing and import/export, whichever applies to you. Here are some steps.

1. In an international trade, either for import/export or global sourcing, never mail our account or credit card numbers to anyone or don't scribble it on papers for any reason

2. Disallow cookies from e-commerce sites unless you absolutely trust them. Avoid using creditcard for paying monthly bills online, just as you do for import/export payments.

3. Avoid email scams like spoofs/phishing. Don't open mails from unknown/suspicious sources which claim to be international trade or import and export offers. Opening a mail can confirm to senders your email-ID and sometimes installs malicious codes.

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