Next Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, and that makes it ripe for scams and identity theft. Credit card information, bank accounts and other personal information is more accessible to scammers through insecure websites.
Wyoming Senior Assistant Attorney General Melissa Theriault says keeping a close eye on bank accounts can help prevent thefts.
“Sometimes when your information has been compromised, you can stop it before much time elapses, and that gives you some additional protection," says Theriault. "If you act faster, you can get the charge stopped. The sooner you see it the better.”
If you act faster, you can get the charge stopped. The sooner you see it the better.
Theriault also says the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau can help buyers choose reliable sites to shop from. She says that if a deal looks too good to be true, it more than likely is.