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Tips for avoiding online holiday shopping scams

Season 2025 Episode 341 | 6m 08s

With the gift-giving season just around the corner, shoppers looking for good deals are getting savvier — but so are holiday scammers. Last year, scams involving items that were either counterfeit or never delivered cost people more than $700 million. Ali Rogin speaks with Alissa Abdullah, deputy chief security officer for Mastercard, to learn more.

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