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Attorney General's Office Gives Cyber-Monday Advice

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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.  

Jordan Giese is a political science major currently working on his bachelor's degree. He has lived in Wyoming all his life but has a focus on both local issues and international stories. He moved to Laramie just last year rediscovering Wyoming and all it has to offer in landspaces, opportunities and people. He has listened to WPR for years and is thrilled to contribute to an important state service and NPR.
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