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
00:07US holiday 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,
00:48says Amy Nofsiger from the AARP Fraud Watch Network. And the giver in you makes a monetary
00:53donation to a charity in good holiday spirit. Then there's smishing, a combination of SMS and
00:59phishing. This is where scammers take advantage by impersonating package services in order to
01:04get personal or bank details. You better watch out. You better not cry.