A new study says that 46 percent of UK online adults have been drawn into an online scam. Of that number, 25 percent have lost money due to a scam, with 21 percent claiming they lost over £1,000.
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Google has confirmed that it has shut down an infamous operator running online pet scams. The company is also waging a legal war against online fraud and has shared some guidance on how to stay safe.
As customers shop online, gift card scams have gone up substantially. Scammers are even using WebCrawler bots to extract money, which means people might be gifting cards with zero balance
Financial company Visa recently conducted a study on online shopping, which found that nearly three-quarters of UK consumers discard their carts over fears of possible security issues.