Protect Yourself from These Recurring Holiday Scams

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It’s beginning to look a lot like scam season! Millions of people are affected by scams every year, but we are particularly vulnerable during the holidays. You may find these scams familiar… Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!

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00:00It's beginning to look a lot like scam season. HuffPost reports a new AARP survey of 1,880 US

00:08holiday shoppers 80% confirm they have been a victim of holiday fraud. The site reiterates

00:14millions of people are affected by scams every year but we are particularly vulnerable during

00:20the holidays. Michael Jabara, the vice president and global head of fraud services for Visa says

00:26fraudsters really love it when we're in that heightened emotional state because we tend to

00:30make terrible decisions during that time. You may find these scams familiar. The too good to be true

00:36scam usually is and the gift card scam. Always purchase yours from behind the counter or online.

00:43The common charity scam when victims don't know they're actually a victim says Amy Nofsiger from

00:49the AARP Fraud Watch Network and the giver in you makes a monetary donation to a charity in good

00:55holiday spirit. Then there's smishing, a combination of SMS and phishing. This is where scammers take

01:01advantage by impersonating package services in order to get personal or bank details.

01:06You better watch out. You better not cry.

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