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Old 08-13-2008, 07:19 PM
Iluvbingo Iluvbingo is offline
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Default Protect yourself while playing online bingo

With fraud, hacking and just downright theft on the rise, you have to be especially careful when playing bingo online. Or for that matter playing any casinos games etc where you have to deposit money to play.

Plus the fact that some bingo sites can carry some very dangerous viruses that have not been placed there by the owners of the sites.

Here are some things you can do to protect yourself while playing bingo online.

Always make sure that your computer has the best virus protection utility and keep it updated at all times.

Make sure that the antivirus utility is scanning at all times when you are logged on.

Dont use your regular credit or debit card to deposit when playing online bingo. Have a different card especially and only for making these deposits.

If a site asks for one special deposit method, dont play there, it could be a scam site.

Be sure to always log off when you are done playing at a bingo site to prevent some hacker from logging into your account and playing off all of your money.

Follow all safety precautions to the letter to prevent any problems while playing online bingo.
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Old 08-14-2008, 05:22 AM
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Default Protect yourself while playing online bingo

Something easy you can do to protect yourself is to purchase a prepaid visa card at retailers such as Wal-mart. You just purchase the card and have them load on the amount of money you want added to it. It is quite simple and a great way to protect yourself.
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:01 PM
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Default Protect yourself while playing online bingo

I purchased one of those cards and tried to activate it but the site wasnt working properly so I have money that I cant access to play with. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
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Old 08-16-2008, 07:21 PM
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Default Protect yourself while playing online bingo

I'm not sure about the card that you purchased, but most of them have an 800 number on the back that you can call if there are any problems. Check to see if there is a number on yours. I hope you can get this straightened out!!
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