LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The holiday season is getting underway and so is shopping online to find the perfect gift.
However, there are some things to look out for to keep financial and other personal information private this holiday season.
“There are some big red flags and roadblocks you need to watch for because the con artists are really getting slicker at how they steal your information,” said Heather Clary, community and media relations coordinator with the Better Business Bureau.
Clary said one of the red flags include sites that may look like a well-known retailer on the surface but have URLs that are off by a letter or two. She said one way to check if a site is secure is to make sure it says ‘https’ at the beginning of the URL.
According to Clary, social media sites are especially risky for shopping scams.
“You order something, you …