Be On Guard From Holiday Spam, Phishing and Smishing! @McAfeeConsumer

21 Dec 2012 · 1 min

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals come with a spike in scams. Delete suspicious emails with too-good-to-be-true offers without clicking links. Nearly half of Americans shop online on Cyber Monday, many on mobile devices, making them targets for phishing and smishing.

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Saturday. And with all the Black Friday deals, you may also run into dangerous online scams. Here's a couple of tips to keep in mind to keep your information safe. Always be aware of holiday spam and phishing. Anytime you receive an email during the holidays or any time of the year that looks like a too-good-to-be-true offer to click on links to go to a website, always hit delete. Vic? Common sense goes a long way. Most offers are too too good to be true. Nearly half of Americans planning to do holiday shopping online will shop on Cyber Monday. 1 in 4 people will shop using their mobile device. Wow.