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Tips for Avoiding Scams on Cyber Monday

By: KARK 4 News
Updated: November 25, 2012
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Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are behind us.

Now it's time to go online and get ready for the next round of holiday shopping -- Cyber Monday.

Shoppers should be cautious of scammers who want to treat themselves to your hard-earned money.

Here are a few tips to keep your wallet safe:

  • Be careful what you search for.
    • Adding words like "cheap" or "discount" to your search more than doubles your chances of landing on a site offering counterfeit items.

  • Be wary of highly-discounted products, if the deal seems too good to be true, it more than likely is.

  • Before you make you final selections, always run a search for the company plus the word "scam", and see what pops up.

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