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  2. 11 Online Shopping Scam Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore

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    Scam Away. According to the Federal Trade Commission, scams cost consumers a whopping $8.8 billion in 2022, a 30% increase from 2021, and it only expects that number to rise. Scammers' favorite ...

  3. Watch out for these 4 scams while shopping online

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    Think you're safe from scams while online shopping? Think again. Where e-commerce goes, e-criminals follow. The Federal Trade Commission had identified online shopping scams as the number one category of COVID-19 related complaints. Anytime you head online to shop, beware of these major scams: Sham order confirmations that could lead to ...

  4. 18 Online Shopping Traps and Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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    Online shopping can help you save money and access a wide variety of products, but there are downsides, too. Hackers and other online criminals are constantly trying to scam shoppers by offering ...

  5. Scammers most commonly impersonate these companies, FTC says

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    A shopper inside a Best Buy store on Black Friday in Union City, California, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. "Microsoft impersonation scams start with a fake security pop-up warning on your computer ...

  6. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    In the FBI's 2017 Internet Crime Report, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received about 300,000 complaints. Victims lost over $1.4 billion in online fraud in 2017. [4] In a 2018 study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and McAfee , cybercrime costs the global economy as much as $600 billion, which translates ...

  7. Here's how to spot a scam online - AOL

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    Some examples: They say they've noticed suspicious activity or log-in attempts on your account. They claim there’s a problem with your account or your payment information. They say you need to ...

  8. Online Reseller Scams: How Buying Stolen Goods Could Get You ...

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    Here are four common online scams: Copycat government websites. Online marketplace scams. Dating site scams. Phishing emails. How do I stop being scammed by a reseller? Here are some warning signs ...

  9. Online shopping - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser or a mobile app. Consumers find a product of interest by visiting the website of the retailer directly or by searching among alternative vendors using a shopping search engine, which ...