Avoid Getting Scammed During Your Online Holiday Shopping

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Have you started your holiday shopping yet? If you have, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that 60 percent of Americans start their shopping before December. And much of that shopping will be done online, which gives scammers the perfect opportunity to dupe you and steal your money. And if you think it will never happen to you, think again.

Today, we’re talking to Kevin Roundy. He’s a researcher with the cybersecurity company Norton. He tells us all the online scams to be on the look out for and little tricks you can use to protect yourself while shopping online.

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