Letters to the Editor: Pay on delivery solution to online scams

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One reader says that pay on delivery would put all online scammers out of business.

It is my opinion that apart from a few well-known and respected companies, online shopping has now become a nightmare due to all the scammers, both national and international, trying to steal your details, clear out your bank account, and invade your privacy.

The following is the perfect solution to the problem and would put all online scammers out of business: pay on delivery. Where one is directed to “payment details” online, there can be a payment on delivery option, which could be carried out by credit or debit card. From an IT perspective, this should be relatively easy to achieve.