Tag "Shopping Scam"
Identity Theft Resource Center Reveals USPS Scam
Individuals around the country have reported receiving fraudulent messages from the US Post Office and other shipping companies. RELATED: Holiday Shopping Online Identity Theft Who Is It Targeting: Postal service customers What Is It: Shipping scam with an embedded malware link
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Gift Card Scam
Gift card scam is in alert for all shoppers, take the hard-learned experience from one couple who recently shopped at a CVS for a $100 pair of Nordstrom gift cards and gave them to their daughter. She then tried to buy something
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Protect Your Identity During the Holidays
The holidays are approaching and the malls are getting packed with shoppers preparing for their upcoming festivities, which is why it’s more important now than ever to protect your money and your identity. Thieves are prowling for your digits as
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Amazon Liable for Billing Parents for Children’s Unauthorized In-App Charges
The Federal Trade Commission’s request was granted by a federal judge for summary judgment in the agency’s lawsuit against Amazon, Inc., for billing consumers for unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children. The judge’s order in the case finds that Amazon received many complaints from
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Holiday Job Scam
Are you looking for a little extra cash at the holidays? An offer for an easy – and fun – job could seem like just what you need. That’s the email offer victims are receiving from a major retailer (or so it
Read MoreBlack Friday Scams to Watch out For this Year
Nerd Wallet – While businesses make a fortune on Black Friday, the increasing number of Americans who shop online on this day makes it lucrative for scammers, as well. Fortunately, you’re about to learn how scammers may target you so you
Read MoreWalmart Mystery Shopper Scam
Kiplinger – When Janelle Martin and her husband, James, recently received a check for $1,991.62 that appeared to be from Walmart, her jaw dropped. “That’s an awful lot of money to receive in the mail,” she says. But her excitement quickly
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