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Avoid these scams this Black Friday and Cyber Monday


Jasper_The_Rasper
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Nov 25, 2015   by John Zorabedian
 
                                           


 
The Thanksgiving holiday is this Thursday, the unofficial start to the Christmas shopping season in the US, followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
 
People will surely go online in droves searching for deals, and cybercrooks and scammers know this is the perfect time of year to take advantage of those who aren’t aware of the risks.
 
For the past few days, SophosLabs has seen plenty of spam promoting suspicious and deceptive websites under the guise of great deals.
 
In one example, our spam traps caught a message purporting to offer Black Friday deals on “the car of your dreams.”
 
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Its human natural to go after the best deal and price on something you want. As stated in this thread the scammers will be out in droves for sure.

Ssherjj
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Great Article and Thanks ?
 
 I don't think it is wise to be shopping online... but alot of do to avoid the rush ... but it pays to call and order instead!
 
NEVER EVER click from your emal,,
 

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