With Black Friday around the corner, be wary of links emailed to you. Try as best you can to stick to trusted websites and do your research before clicking on anything suspicious. With that in mind, how can you tell the difference between a dodgy scam and a deal this season?
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00:00 There might be a certain pressure that comes with Black Friday in wanting to bag the biggest
00:05 bargain you can find as quick as you can. But unfortunately in some cases this can lead
00:09 to scams more than it does deals. So how can you make sure that you don't get caught out?
00:14 Well, primarily when shopping online from a website you're not familiar with, check
00:19 to see if there is a padlock in the corner of the search bar. Found it? This means that
00:24 the website is a secure one and has a digital certificate, meaning it is legitimate and
00:28 not fake. But in the same vein, even if a website has the padlock, be sure to double
00:32 check the URL. Sometimes scammers will buy a digital certificate so as to catch you out.
00:37 So if you've clicked a dodgy link and find yourself on PayPal instead of PayPal, the
00:42 deal might just be too good to be true. It's best to be extra careful. Finally, do not
00:47 pay by bank transfer. This leaves you with little to no protection. Where possible, pay
00:51 with a debit or credit card, so if things do go wrong, there may be ways of getting
00:55 that money back.
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