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4 Online Shopping Scams to Watch Out for This Holiday Season

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Black Friday has traditionally been the day that kicks off the holiday shopping season. It sends hordes of crowds surging through malls and big-box stores all over the nation. Unfortunately, it’s also been a day that kicks off the season of shopping scams. Below are four scams to watch out for this Black Friday and throughout the holiday shopping season. The Amazon Prime Service Fraud Scam A scammer posing as an Amazon representative calls a target about an alleged problem with their Prime account. The victim is prompted to download a tool on their computer or mobile device. That “tool” gives the scammer remote access to “help them resolve the problem” that is at hand. If they comply, the victim is instructed to log onto their banking account, supposedly so the caller can be compensated. U...