Boston police warn of holiday shopping scams
December 2, 2024 – Published on Boston 25 News
In the season of holiday giving, Boston Police are warning shoppers about scammers looking to take what they can from you online. They say that online scams are the most common scams and are on the rise this holiday season.
The FBI’s Internet crime division estimates that over $12.5 billion was lost last year to Internet scammers. It’s an incredibly common and often Financially frustrating issue. In large part because scammers are getting better at it.
“Even the savviest users can sometimes fall for these tricks,” said Chris Peltz, a Security Strategist at Guidepoint Security. “Scammers are getting better technology making it easier to mimic websites and even those UPS notifications.”
The types of scams that Boston police are warning shoppers about include text and email phishing schemes that ask for you to click a link, or verify your address among others.
Police are also encouraging anyone who thinks they may have fallen victim to a scam to report it to local and federal authorities.
“These things happen all the time. It’s important that the authorities know and your financial institutions know,” said Peltz.
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