It Gift Shopping Scams
- Monday, January 9, 2012, 6:11
- Threat Research
As you continue to shop for birthday presents and plan for holiday gifts during the year, here’s something that I learned about finding the hot “it” gift for your child. This year my youngest had her little heart set on a brand new LeapPad. The only problem was that this was the hottest gift of the year and they were selling before they even hit the shelves!
So I did what any cyber-savvy mom would do, I scoured the Internet for any store that might happen to have a Pink LeapPad in stock. I found a website Cherishyourbaby.com that had the prized toy listed for $71 – not $99 msrp. That price was way below the $200+ I was seeing it sell for on eBay!
Before I got too excited, I began to look at the website. On the page in the upper corner it clearly stated that they had a money back guarantee. I decided to see if I could find some contact information. I couldn’t find so much as an email address. The first red flag went up!
As I looked at the page, I noticed links to other hot games and toys. World of Warcraft? Halo? Those aren’t baby toys. I hightailed it out of there. Better to be safe than sorry when it comes to my credit card information!
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