Tag Archives: online shopping

There’s a sneaky scam going around lately that tries to fool customers of Amazon, Inc., the world’s largest marketplace. That probably includes you — so watch out!

People are getting things delivered that they never ordered — and it’s a scam. Unscrupulous sellers are padding their sales figures and posting fake reviews online. But There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!

Tis the season… to loose money to scammers! Porch pirates are out in force this year, snatching packages while you may not be watching. Watch out for them and others trying to  “unhappy” your holidays.

The holidays are coming and shopping online seems to be a popular option for buying gifts during a pandemic. But watch out for online pick pocketers ready to scam you out of your money.

Gee, you think we’d be safe, staying at home all the time. Well, that does make it hard for a stranger to pull you into a dark doorway, or a pickpocket to stumble into you and lift your wallet. But ironically enough, it’s actually made it easier for swindlers to work some of their games. The Better Business Bureau is …

The Motion Picture Academy Awards – the Oscars – get a lot of media attention this time of year for recognizing the best movies, as do the Golden Raspberry Awards, the Razzies, which warn you about the worst ones. But sometimes it’s the movie STARS you have to watch out for. In an earlier era this might have meant not …

Well, it’s that time of year again – the Holidays are fast approaching, and this year there’s less time than usual between Thanksgiving, right at the end of this month, and the gift-giving holidays in December. Chances are you are going to be doing at least some of your shopping on the internet. Here’s some things to watch out for.

If you’re younger than thirty years old, I’ve probably got a surprise for you. A surprising percentage of scam victims are millennials – young people. According to the Federal Trade Commission, millennials have reported being swindled out of almost four hundred fifty million dollars in the last two years.

Product ratings and reviews are hugely effective for online sellers, and very important to internet buyers, but way too many are really fakes. Here’s how to tell the difference. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Online Shopping Dangers Apps and emojis — the free ones, and mostly the ones from overseas — are hijacking online shoppers, especially those using tablets and cellphones. Here’s what’s going on