Beware of the Online Holiday Shopping Scam
With more people buying gifts online over the holidays, the potential for fraud is high. “Scammers know people are looking for good deals and trying to fulfill their holiday wish lists, often without a lot of time,” said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. A lot is at stake. On Cyber Monday alone — the Monday after Thanksgiving when retailers tend to run big promotions on the Web — as many as...