Black Friday Scams

1 in 3 Americans Have Been Hit by an Online Shopping Scam – Here’s How to Avoid It A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that online shopping scams have become disturbingly common. According to the data, roughly one in three U.S. adults report having experienced some form of scam while shopping online. With Black Friday and the holiday shopping season approaching, that statistic is a reminder to stay cautious. ...

1 in 3 Americans Hit by Online Shopping Scams: How to Protect Yourself This Year If you buy things online—and most of us do—the odds that you or someone you know has been caught by a shopping scam are now uncomfortably high. A new report from the Pew Research Center, based on a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults, found that roughly one in three Americans say they have experienced an online shopping scam. That figure, published in November 2025, gives a stark picture of how widespread these schemes have become. ...