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Watch out for these Amazon scams during your holiday shopping
The holiday season is prime time for scammers. People are in a rush, looking for deals and trying to find exactly what they want, which leads to careless decisions.
Christmas lights are already going up, and you can hear holiday tunes everywhere. If you want to shop for decorations online, be careful! Scammers are out in full force with fake ads and shoddy merchandise. Tap or click here for holiday decoration scams to watch out for.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are big for shoppers and, surprise, surprise, enormous opportunities for crooks. One major scam involves fake online storefronts. Read on for details and how to stay safe.
The holiday rush
Are you looking for that perfect gift at the best price? So are countless others — and scammers know this. While 40% off may be a good deal, what’s the deal with 80% off? It can’t be true, can it?
AutoGuide and RedFlagDeals uncovered a rash of scams on Amazon involving last-minute sellers popping up with excellent deals during the holiday rush. The listings are for legitimate products, but the prices are so low that they should immediately raise suspicion.
Compounding all this are Amazon’s algorithms, which recommend products and sellers, pushing these fake stores and listings to consumers. The crooks can rake in big money before Amazon figures it out and drops a ban. And as soon as one disappears, another one pops up.
How the grift works
Scammers list popular products made by well-known brands. They set the prices very low and create fake positive reviews. They’ll also list hundreds of other items to add legitimacy, which won’t be so heavily discounted. This is another tactic to throw you off.
If you purchase something, you’ll get phony tracking details and order numbers to stall you before you realize something is wrong and file a complaint. You’ll also be delayed by the one-week free shipping time.
Ultimately, you either get the wrong product, a knockoff, a damaged item, or nothing. And since the seller will be gone by then, you can’t request a refund or support.
It’s hard to single out these sellers, as they usually only last a few hours. So how can you spot the scams?
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Every year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are typically the best days to save big at Amazon. But it’s not just about the deals on tech and other gifts on your shopping list. You might not know it, but Amazon offers promotional add-ons that end up saving you even more money, like the list below.
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Savvy online shoppers know that Black Friday is only the beginning when it comes to saving money. Cyber Monday, another of the year’s biggest shopping days, is all about competitive deals on tech and comes just three days after Black Friday.
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You can find sales on just about anything you’re looking for right now, from cheap tech devices to discounted stocking stuffers. You may even find a few deals on the best holiday toys, too.
We get that all of these sales can be a little overwhelming and that’s why we’re here to help. And if you’re shopping for the best deals on audio gadgets like wireless earbuds and Bluetooth speakers, you’ve come to the right place.
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In mid-October, Amazon’s rescheduled Prime Day unofficially kicked off Black Friday more than a month early. This week, the holiday shopping floodgates officially opened with even more sales.
Those deals will extend well past Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. There are even some clever strategies that will help you find the best discounts available.
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Apple is one of those companies that rarely offers discounts on its tech. If you want a good deal on an Apple gadget, you sometimes have to wait for special events or sales to come through.
Well, the biggest sales events of the year are happening now: Black Friday and Cyber Monday. And this year, Amazon is cutting discounts on some of the most popular tech you can buy.
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be the biggest online shopping days of the year, but they’ve got nothing on April of 2020. Not only did Black Friday 2019 get outsold during that month, but it happened every single day until the First of May.
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Consumers spent a whopping $9.4 billion on Cyber Monday alone last month. Retailers were pushing their best deals, and shoppers took advantage — shelling out 20% more cash than the year before.
Last year’s record-breaking holiday shopping season is long gone, but there are still great deals to be found. In fact, we compile great sales and exclusive discounts year-round. Check out the Komando.com Deals page for the hottest tech and digital deals, including gadgets, gizmos, online courses and more.