I continue with Black Friday confusion. Isn't it coming up this weekend? The Toronto Sun news reads: More than 2 million Canadian scammed on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. that story was yesterday.
The article goes on to say this has happened in the past. So I guess we can add something new to the big deals and best prices of the year event.
There are more articles today on scamming on Black Friday. From Consumer Affairs comes the headline: Hold on, that Black Friday deal on a Rolex may be a scam. This article found an increase of 66% of scamming urls in the US.
There are so many scams that they are listed by subject:
Travel - an increase of 133% in things like fake Airbnb pages Walmart - get a deal on a QLED TV iCloud survey - Apple storage is full Spotify - newel problems HR department phishing - check the staff termination list
Here are 9 scams to avoid according to Aura.com. The 9 Latest Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams You Need To Avoid:
Fake or spoofed online stores
Social media ads for “too-good-to-be-true” deals
Fake order confirmation emails
Fraudulent delivery notifications
Fake charity and fundraiser scams
Gift card scams
Bogus coupon and voucher websites
Non-delivery scams
Sellers asking for non-traditional payment options
Maybe Black Friday is going to become more famous for how much is stolen on that single day rather than how much is purchased.
It is this Friday, isn't it? Or is there a scan over when Black Friday actually occurs?
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