FBI warns consumers to be wary of scammers when trying to find deals
November 30, 2024 – Published on CBS8 San Diego, CA
This is the time of year when shoppers are hunting for deals with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But the FBI is warning that criminals are also looking for people to scam.
“The pressure to buy something without doing any research is very high,” said Paul Keener, Cyber Security Strategist with GuidePoint Security.
“Generative AI makes it a lot easier to create very realistic social media advertisements that look like they’re coming from legitimate retailers,” said Keener.
“Which once you click on them you go thru to a fake website where they’re trying to steal money, trying to steal your credentials.”
From October through December of last year, the Federal Trade Commission says consumers loss more than $95 million dollars in shopping scams and the FBI warns shoppers to protect themselves.
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