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Online shopping scams to look out for and how to avoid them

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Shopping online can offer a lot of advantages during the busy holiday season. You skip the crowds and long lines, and easily scout the stores offering the best deals — all from the comfort of your couch. There is just one snag: the prevalence of online shopping scams.

Unfortunately, Black Friday and other shopping holidays are “especially enticing for scammers because people are already primed for spending,” said The New York Times. “Recent Bitdefender data revealed that Black Friday-themed spam rose from just 3% of detected spam on November 9 to 22% on November 13.” Here is what to be on the lookout for.

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