Security and Risk Online - Beware of
the ’12 Scams of Christmas’
Staff Report
ROCKFORD – Believe it or not, criminals target consumers during the
holiday season. That is why the Better Business Bureau is warning
consumers to beware of the ―12 Scams of Christmas.‖
Officials say that during this joyous time of the year, shoppers can easily
mistake a phony e-card or fake charity for the real thing.
―When consumers let their guard down, they become the perfect target for
fly-by-night Internet merchants, phishers and charitable imposters,‖ said
Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better
Business Bureau. ―Each year at Christmas consumers lose millions of
dollars to scam artists who rip them off.‖
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