Online Shopping Scams

How to Spot Amazon Prime Day Scams: BBB’s Warning and What to Do The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning about online shopping scams ahead of Amazon Prime Day, as reported by WBKO and other outlets. With millions of shoppers expected to hunt for deals, scammers are already ramping up efforts to steal money and personal information. Here’s what you need to know about the common tactics they use and how to protect yourself. ...

1 in 3 Americans Has Been Scammed While Shopping Online: Here’s How to Avoid It If you’ve ever clicked a deal that seemed too good to be true, you’re not alone. According to a Pew Research Center survey, about a third of Americans say they’ve had an online shopping scam happen to them. That’s roughly 32% of U.S. adults — a figure that underscores just how common these schemes have become. ...

1 in 3 Americans Has Been Hit by an Online Shopping Scam — Here’s How to Avoid It If you’ve ever clicked “Buy Now” on a deal that looked too good to be true, and later found the item never arrived or was a cheap counterfeit, you’re far from alone. According to a November 2025 report from the Pew Research Center, roughly one in three U.S. adults say they have experienced an online shopping scam. The number is a stark reminder that what used to be an occasional risk has become a routine hazard of buying online. ...

1 in 3 Americans Has Been Scammed While Shopping Online – Here’s How to Protect Yourself If you shop online, the odds are not in your favor. According to a November 2025 study by the Pew Research Center, about a third of Americans say they’ve had an online shopping scam happen to them. That’s 32 percent of U.S. adults — a striking number that underscores how common these frauds have become. ...

1 in 3 Americans Hit by Online Shopping Scams – How to Protect Yourself Intro If you’ve ever clicked “Buy Now” on a deal that seemed too good to be true, only to receive nothing (or a knockoff that looks nothing like the listing), you’re far from alone. According to new data from the Pew Research Center, about a third of U.S. adults say they have experienced an online shopping scam. That’s a startling number—roughly 80 million people—and it means that many of us know someone who’s been burned, or have been burned ourselves. ...

Online Shopping Scams Hit 1 in 3 Americans: How to Protect Yourself If you’ve ever clicked a link for a great deal and ended up with nothing but an empty bank account, you’re far from alone. According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, about a third of Americans say they’ve had an online shopping scam happen to them. That’s roughly one in three adults. As holiday shopping season approaches, the risk is especially high. Here’s what the data shows and what you can do to avoid becoming a statistic. ...

1 in 3 Americans Has Been Scammed While Shopping Online: How to Protect Yourself If you’ve ever paid for something online that never arrived, or clicked a link in an email that led to a fake storefront, you’re not alone. According to a Pew Research Center survey from November 2025, about a third of Americans say they’ve had an online shopping scam happen to them. That’s a large enough number that it’s worth stepping back and looking at what’s actually going on, and what you can do about it. ...

1 in 3 Americans Have Been Scammed While Shopping Online — Here’s What to Watch For If you’ve ever clicked “buy now” on a deal that seemed too good to be true, only to realize later that the item never arrived or the payment siphoned more than expected, you’re not alone. According to a November 2025 report from the Pew Research Center, about a third of U.S. adults say they have experienced an online shopping scam. With the holiday season already amplifying e‑commerce traffic, that figure is a sobering reminder that fraudsters are actively refining their methods. ...

How to Spot Fake Summer Sale Deals and Avoid Scams Summer sales are a regular event for many online shoppers. Discounts on electronics, clothing, travel, and home goods appear across retail sites, social media, and email inboxes. Unfortunately, those same channels also attract scammers who create fake deals to steal your money or personal information. ...

Don’t Get Tricked by Fake Summer Sales: How to Spot Scam Deals Before You Buy Summer is when retailers push big discounts – Amazon Prime Day, clearance events, back-to-school sales. Unfortunately, it’s also when scammers push fake versions of those deals. They create lookalike websites, send phishing emails that appear to come from major stores, and run ads on social media that lead to pages designed to steal your payment details or personal information. ...