Scam Away
While legitimate retailers are eager to get you to spend, so are scammers — and with the current pandemic, the problem has gotten much worse. The fraud detection company Bolster says there has been a noticeable uptick in cybercriminal activity, with 30% of all scam e-mails and websites related to the coronavirus. An odd-looking site or too-good-to-be-true deal might be the work of scammer rather than an ecommerce amateur. These 14 signs can help shoppers distinguish between the two.
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