Why is Money Expert recommending insecure sites?

TeresaKew

I have just purchased TomTatos from Thompson & Morgan from your site and only discovered afterwards that their site was not "verified by Visa". Surely this doesn't make sense?

Hooloovoo

TeresaKew wrote: »

I have just purchased TomTatos from Thompson & Morgan from your site

It's not my site.

You'll find the owners don't visit this community very often, if at all. If you wish to contact them, you'll have to do it via alternative methods.

and only discovered afterwards that their site was not "verified by Visa". Surely this doesn't make sense?

Not all merchants use "Verified by VISA" and it isn't anything to worry about if you don't see it.

marleyboy

Why is Money Expert recommending insecure sites?

As this is the Money Saving Expert site, maybe you would be better asking at the Money expert site...http://www.moneyexpert.com/information/aboutus

dealer_wins

Strange thread lol

sax11

anyone sense a potential 'charge back' through untrusted site

tomtontom

The site has the little padlock symbol - it is secure.

jonesMUFCforever

Should have gone to Suttons!

Cade_Foster

I have never had to enter a verified by Visa on amazon or paypal myself guess they are insecure then.;)

SnowTiger

TeresaKew wrote: »

I have just purchased TomTatos from Thompson & Morgan from your site and only discovered afterwards that their site was not "verified by Visa". Surely this doesn't make sense?

That doesn't mean the website is insecure.

Verified by Visa is extra 'security' for retailers, anyway, not for customers.

From a customer's perspective, I'd guess disputing a transaction that was VbV would, perhaps, be more difficult than one that wasn't.

Aquamania

TeresaKew wrote: »

I have just purchased TomTatos from Thompson & Morgan from your site and only discovered afterwards that their site was not "verified by Visa". Surely this doesn't make sense?

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No it doesn't make sense that it was not until you paid for and completed the ordering & payment process that you were not aware that the site was not Verified by Visa.

If during the purchasing process you were not happy with the site, you should have bailed out there and then before completing the transaction.

(Not that not being Verified by Visa is necessarily a security risk anyway)

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Doshwaster

Cade_Foster wrote: »

I have never had to enter a verified by Visa on amazon or paypal myself guess they are insecure then.;)

Maybe Amazon should - it would reduce those impulse one click purchases made after a few glasses of wine.