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Nurit 8000 wireless terminal can protect your business & customers against identity theft

nurit 8000The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. This occurs when someone uses your personal information - name, Social Security number, or credit card number - to commit fraud or other crimes.

Some of the most common ways for a thief to steal your identity is by:

  • Taking bills or other paperwork with personal financial information from your trash can.
  • "Skimming" credit or debit card information into a hand held storage device.
  • Using email spam or pop-up screens to trick you into giving personal financial information online.
  • Diverting your mail by filling out change of address forms.
  • Stealing your wallet or purse.
  • Through telephone scams in which the thief claims to be calling from financial institutions, government agencies, etc.

As a business owner, it is important that you make every effort to protect your customers against identity theft. Before purchasing a credit card machine, you should look carefully at its security features and capabilities.

One of the most common forms of identity theft, skimming, is especially prevalent in restaurants and retail environments where a customer must hand over his credit card and the employee walks out of the customer's view to process it.

Merchant Services offers a convenient and secure way for retail business owners to avoid identity theft through skimming. The Nurit 8000 wireless terminal is capable of processing credit card transactions without the use of telephone lines or electrical power. This means that the terminal can be taken to your customer and credit cards can be processed while in your customer's presence.

The Nurit 8000 wireless terminal is also convenient and especially made for those who run a business in a mobile environment where payment would otherwise have to be limited to cash or check.

Merchant Services offers the Nurit 8000 wireless terminal free to our new retail customers.

Not sure if a wireless terminal is right for your business? Call our toll free number and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have in order to help you make an educated decision. We have also included information on our site to help you choose the right credit card machine.

Related items:

Federal Trade Commission's identity theft website
The Department of Justice website relating to identity theft