Experts Warn of Online Coupon Scams
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/techbit_holiday_shopping_security;_ylt=A0WTUflaNVhH1QgA9wQDW7oF
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- looey23
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Careful with your online Holiday shopping, yo!
"Online shopping scams could become a major security threat in the weeks leading up to Christmas as consumers eagerly type in credit card numbers, click on discount coupons and participate in online promotions, security experts worry.
Instead of moneysaving deals, e-mailed coupons could lead recipients into "phishing" schemes where the consumer is redirected to a copycat site, whose real purpose is to siphon the user's credit card information, passwords and other financial data, IBM Corp. security executive Christopher Rouland warned."
"Online shopping scams could become a major security threat in the weeks leading up to Christmas as consumers eagerly type in credit card numbers, click on discount coupons and participate in online promotions, security experts worry.
Instead of moneysaving deals, e-mailed coupons could lead recipients into "phishing" schemes where the consumer is redirected to a copycat site, whose real purpose is to siphon the user's credit card information, passwords and other financial data, IBM Corp. security executive Christopher Rouland warned."
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Tori
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If you are planning to do all your shopping online, like I am!, check out this site for legit coupon codes.
In general, I thinks it's wise to be wary of anything emailed to you from a site you don't know or trust!
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Tori
