{"id":3543,"date":"2019-12-03T15:57:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:09:39","slug":"avoid-getting-scammed-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2019\/avoid-getting-scammed-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Getting Scammed This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adobe Analytics<\/a> expects a whopping $143 billion in U.S. online sales this holiday season. \u201cMost of Americans do there shopping online over the holidays out of convenience and to get the best prices and access to endless amounts of inventory,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent homeowner insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

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But, be mindful, while searching online for the best holiday shopping deals, scammers are working to rob you of your money and personal information. According to the FBI\u2019s Internet Crime Compliant Center<\/a> (IC3), there are several popular online scams to look out for this holiday. Scams where a buyer pays for goods or services, but the items are never received. A non-payment scam involves goods or services being shipped, but the seller is never paid. IC3 reports these two scams caused almost $184 million in losses.<\/p>\n

Additional scams include auction fraud, where a product is
\nmisrepresented on an auction site. Also, gift card fraud, when a seller asks
\nyou to pay with a prepaid card.<\/p>\n

You can protect your personal information online with the following
\ntips.<\/p>\n