Almost 1/3 of Americans engaged in holiday online shopping are getting scammed. We're running up on Christmas time pretty fast, we're in a hurry, we need convenience, we need to shop online. loading...

More importantly, we need to be careful.

A new study by Norton Security shows that almost 31% of Americans shopping online for the holiday season are getting scammed. This is especially true in younger demographics like Gen. Z. Leaning into shortcuts online when your holiday shopping makes you more vulnerable to online scammers.

Urgency is your enemy.

Feeling like you're running behind schedule, and you can't get your shopping done in time is a quick way to get yourself fleeced. The study shows that 62% of Americans are likely to buy something as soon as they see it online, on

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