Many of us will be looking online for Christmas gifts or Boxing Day sales bargains this festive season. But while online shopping has plenty of upsides, it also makes you a potential target of unscrupulous scammers.
As the UK enters one of the busiest online shopping periods of the year, Amazon is urgently warning customers to be alert of scams in a bid to stop people's personal details from being stolen. The global retail giant is a top target for scammers because of its popularity - especially at this festive time when more unsuspecting shoppers are online.
Common scams include fake correspondence like text messages or emails and even imitation websites. These are used to trick shoppers who think they're dealing with Amazon into giving their personal data and bank details - or in some cases, install malware, reports StokeonTrentLive.
