Holiday cyber scams are increasingly common.
According to the FBI, thousands of people become victims of holiday scams every year. The two most prevalent scams are non-delivery and non-payment crimes.
In a non-delivery scam, a buyer pays for goods or services they find online, but those items are never received. Alternatively, a non-payment scam involves goods or services being shipped – but the seller is never paid.
According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) 2021 report, non-payment or non-delivery scams cost people more than $337 million.
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In addition, the agency said credit card fraud accounted for another $173 million in losses.
Another scam to look out for is auction fraud, where a product is misrepresented on an auction site, as well as gift card fraud.
Here’s a look at five cyber scams to watch out for this year, according to Norton.
Hackers will mimic big retailers, sharing links indicating that there is something wrong with your order.
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Double-check the organizations you’re giving money to before making any donations.
