Beware of Hot Holiday Gift X-Mass Scams @McAfeeConsumer

10 Dec 2012 · 1 min

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This content was created by Robert Siciliano. This content was uploaded by Robert Siciliano. This is a YouTube video titled "Beware of Hot Holiday Gift X-Mass Scams @McAfeeConsumer" (Fox Carolina Money Watch) dated 2012-12-10. The excerpt is a short broadcast segment with two speakers (labeled SPEAKER A and SPEAKER B) warning viewers about holiday shopping scams—especially online and mobile fraud—mentioning that ~70% of Americans plan to shop online, that new iPad/iPhone offers are common lures, and advising caution (don’t click unknown links, delete suspicious emails).

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Fox Carolina Money Watch. As we continue on now, attention shoppers, if you're getting ready to hit the stores to cash in on all of this holiday deals we're hearing about, make sure you're not getting scammed. That is going around, and there's an annual top 12 scams of Christmas. It was just released, and it says the most dangerous scams are online since that's where 70% of Americans plan to do shopping using a smartphone, a tablet, or a personal computer. And security experts say too many online shoppers are willing trade their sensitive information for a good deal.
The new iPad and iPhone are big lures for bad guys this season. There might be phony tricks and games and websites that you were to visit to get discounts or downloads or even free products. Don't believe it. Just click delete.
And 1 in 4 people will shop this holiday season using their mobile device. I mean, it just makes it so easy, right? Well, experts say the key to avoiding scams is always be wary and never open emails from unknown senders.
Well, you know, Diane,