Protect your parcels.That’s going to be a warning you’ll hear a lot as we move into the holiday shopping season. These scam messages are only going to increase in the coming weeks.A report from cybersecurity firm ESET shows there was a sixfold increase in shipping scams from May through August.And according to a recent Marist poll, 76% of American adults say they’re going to be shopping online this year.That means a lot of packages and shipping. If you don’t keep track of what you ordered, scammers are ready to pounce.Protect yourselfWhen you order something online, keep records of what you ordered.If you get a confirmation e-mail, print it out and save the order number and any tracking information that is included.Don’t reply to any texts or emails about packages that don’t include specific information about the sender and the item you ordered. Never click on links in those suspicious messages.Watch the video above for the full story.
Protect your parcels.
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That’s going to be a warning you’ll hear a lot as we move into the holiday shopping season. These scam messages are only going to increase in the coming weeks.
A report from cybersecurity firm ESET shows there was a sixfold increase in shipping scams from May through August.
And according to a recent Marist poll, 76% of American adults say they’re going to be shopping online this year.
That means a lot of packages and shipping. If you don’t keep track of what you ordered, scammers are ready to pounce.
Protect yourself
When you order something online, keep records of what you ordered.
If you get a confirmation e-mail, print it out and save the order number and any tracking information that is included.
Don’t reply to any texts or emails about packages that don’t include specific information about the sender and the item you ordered. Never click on links in those suspicious messages.
Watch the video above for the full story.
